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German and Jew: The Life and Death of Sigmund Stein
John K. Dickinson
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Description for German and Jew: The Life and Death of Sigmund Stein
Paperback. Sigmund Stein was a Jew and also a German with deep roots in rural Germany. When fellow Jews urged Stein to leave Germany in the 1930s and after, he refused. The divided loyalty of a lifetime was finally resolved in Auschwitz. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; G; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
Sigmund Stein was a prominent lawyer in the town of Hochburg, a German with deep roots in rural Germany. When fellow Jews urged Stein to leave Germany in the 1930s and after, he refused, arguing that he could best serve his people by acting as a buffer between the Jewish community and the Nazis. From 1933 to 1944 he was methodically stripped of his rights as a citizen and his dignity as a human being. The torment of his Jewish heritage and his proud German upbringing—the divided loyalty of a lifetime—was finally resolved in Auschwitz. Published in association with the ... Read more
Sigmund Stein was a prominent lawyer in the town of Hochburg, a German with deep roots in rural Germany. When fellow Jews urged Stein to leave Germany in the 1930s and after, he refused, arguing that he could best serve his people by acting as a buffer between the Jewish community and the Nazis. From 1933 to 1944 he was methodically stripped of his rights as a citizen and his dignity as a human being. The torment of his Jewish heritage and his proud German upbringing—the divided loyalty of a lifetime—was finally resolved in Auschwitz. Published in association with the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566634045
SKU
V9781566634045
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About John K. Dickinson
John K. Dickinson based his re-creation of Sigmund Stein’s life on historical research and interviews with almost two hundred persons who had contact with Stein while he lived. Mr. Dickinson, a former professor of sociology, now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Reviews for German and Jew: The Life and Death of Sigmund Stein
Extraordinary...original...this is the compelling biography of a man who lived during an incredible period of history...a typical man who happened to be Jewish, who walked to his doom small step by small step.
Bruno Bettelheim
Bruno Bettelheim