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To Wear the Dust of War: From Bialystok to Shanghai to the Promised Land, an Oral History (Palgrave Studies in Oral History)
Samuel Iwry
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Description for To Wear the Dust of War: From Bialystok to Shanghai to the Promised Land, an Oral History (Palgrave Studies in Oral History)
Paperback. Editor(s): Kelley, Lesley J. H. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBTZ1; HDDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Like many European Jews, Sam Iwry began his life in Poland, but at the age of ten fled with his family to Russia before World War I. At age 29, Iwry was forced to flee again - this time from the Soviets - and ended up in Shanghai, China, joining 20,000 Jewish refugees who were there. The story of the Diaspora caused by the Holocaust is well-known, but the Far Eastern dimension has come to light only very recently. Iwry is a magnificent storyteller who not only brings the harrowing details of flight and survival into vivid detail, but he ... Read more
Like many European Jews, Sam Iwry began his life in Poland, but at the age of ten fled with his family to Russia before World War I. At age 29, Iwry was forced to flee again - this time from the Soviets - and ended up in Shanghai, China, joining 20,000 Jewish refugees who were there. The story of the Diaspora caused by the Holocaust is well-known, but the Far Eastern dimension has come to light only very recently. Iwry is a magnificent storyteller who not only brings the harrowing details of flight and survival into vivid detail, but he ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Oral History
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403965769
SKU
V9781403965769
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About Samuel Iwry
The Author, SAMUEL IWRY, is Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University, USA. The Editor, LESLIE J.H. KELLEY, is a freelance writer and editor. She studies at Johns Hopkins University with Sam Iwry and was selected by the University to edit his oral history for publication.
Reviews for To Wear the Dust of War: From Bialystok to Shanghai to the Promised Land, an Oral History (Palgrave Studies in Oral History)
"This volume of oral history by Samuel Iwry, Hebrew scholar and Zionist activist, is not only an autobiography but also a superb commentary on a turbulent century s threats and victories." - Elie Wiesel "A remarkable odyssey took Samuel Iwry from Bialystok to Shanghai, Baltimore, and Jerusalem. His unflinching narration of his tumultuous life allows us to ... Read more