Flares Of Memory

Author : Anita Brostoff
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190288785

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Flares of Memory by Anita Brostoff Pdf

In a series of writing workshops at the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, survivors who were children or teens during World War II assembled to remember the pivotal moments in which their lives were irreparably changed by the Nazis. These "flares of memory" preserve the voices of over forty Jews from throughout Europe who experienced a history that cannot be forgotten. Ninety-two brief vignettes arranged both chronologically and thematically recreate the disbelief and chaos that ensued as families were separated, political rights were abolished, and synagogues and Jewish businesses were destroyed. Survivors remember the daily humiliation, the quiet heroes among their friends, and the painful abandonment by neighbors as Jews were restricted to ghettos, forced to don yellow stars, and loaded like cattle into trains. Vivid memories of hunger, disease, and a daily existence dependent on cruel luck provide penetrating testimonies to the ruthlessness of the Nazi killing machine, yet they also bear witness to the resilience and fortitude of individual souls bombarded by evil. "I don't think that there will be many readers who will be able to put this book down."--Jerome Chanes, National Foundation for Jewish Culture

Author : Anita Brostoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
ISBN : OCLC:641899397

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Flares of Memory by Anita Brostoff Pdf

Contains memories of childhood during the Holocaust, recalling the humiliation, suffering, and triumph experienced by children as they endured mistreatment at the hands of the Nazis.

Author : Elisa Gabbert
Publisher : FSG Originals
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780374720339

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The Unreality of Memory by Elisa Gabbert Pdf

"Terror, disaster, memory, selfhood, happiness . . . leave it to a poet to tackle the unthinkable so wisely and so wittily."* A literary guide to life in the pre-apocalypse, The Unreality of Memory collects profound and prophetic essays on the Internet age’s media-saturated disaster coverage and our addiction to viewing and discussing the world’s ills. We stare at our phones. We keep multiple tabs open. Our chats and conversations are full of the phrase “Did you see?” The feeling that we’re living in the worst of times seems to be intensifying, alongside a desire to know precisely how bad things have gotten—and each new catastrophe distracts us from the last. The Unreality of Memory collects provocative, searching essays on disaster culture, climate anxiety, and our mounting collective sense of doom. In this new collection, acclaimed poet and essayist Elisa Gabbert explores our obsessions with disasters past and future, from the sinking of the Titanic to Chernobyl, from witch hunts to the plague. These deeply researched, prophetic meditations question how the world will end—if indeed it will—and why we can’t stop fantasizing about it. Can we avoid repeating history? Can we understand our moment from inside the moment? With The Unreality of Memory, Gabbert offers a hauntingly perceptive analysis of our new ways of being and a means of reconciling ourselves to this unreal new world. "A work of sheer brilliance, beauty and bravery.” *—Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less

Author : Felisberto Hernández
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811217531

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Lands of Memory by Felisberto Hernández Pdf

A superb fiction collection by the great Uruguayan writer: If I hadn't read the stories of Felisberto Hernández in 1950, I wouldn't be the writer I am today. --Gabriel García Márquez

Author : James Deem
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766049208

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Kristallnacht by James Deem Pdf

On November 10, 1938, Francis Schott slept peacefully in his bed. Suddenly, a group of Nazis broke into his house and began to destroy it. They wanted to demolish everything because Francis's family was Jewish. For days, violent attacks like this took place throughout Nazi Germany and came to be known as Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass." The Nazis destroyed thousands of Jewish homes and businesses, burned down hundreds of synagogues, and murdered many people. The brutal assault came to an end, but it marked the beginning of something much worse: the Holocaust.

Author : Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781407149127

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The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson Pdf

A searing look at the effects of post traumatic stress on soldiers and their families, seen through the eyes of teenage Hayley. Hayley is struggling to forget the past. But some memories run too deep, and soon the cracks start to show. Stunning, hard-hitting fiction from an award-winning writer.

Author : Saul Friedländer
Publisher : Graduate Institute Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9782940503636

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History and Memory: Lessons from the Holocaust by Saul Friedländer Pdf

This ePaper, History and Memory: lessons from the Holocaust, presents the original text of the Leçon inaugurale delivered by Professor Saul Friedländer on 23 September 2014 at the Maison de la Paix, which marked the opening of the academic year of the Graduate Institute, Geneva. The lecture highlights an original analysis of the evolution of German memory since the end of World War II and its consequences on the writing of history. Generations of historians have been particularly marked in a differentiated manner, depending on their personal proximity to the war, but also on collective representations conveyed by film and television in a globalised world. Saul Friedländer is Emeritus Professor at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for his book The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945. In 1963, he received his PhD from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, where he taught until 1988.

Author : Qingjun Pan,Andrew F. Walls
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782889767021

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Th2-Associated Immunity in The Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis by Qingjun Pan,Andrew F. Walls Pdf

Author : Library of Congress,Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1536 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN : MINN:30000008669024

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Library of Congress Subject Headings by Library of Congress,Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy Pdf

Author : Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1264 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN : UOM:39015046791201

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Library of Congress Subject Headings by Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office Pdf

Author : Sarah Rayne
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780108285

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Death Notes by Sarah Rayne Pdf

“Rayne, is launching a new series here, and if future installments are as gripping and intricately plotted as this one, it could have a long run.” ― Booklist Introducing professional researcher Phineas Fox in the first of a brand-new series of chilling mysteries. Phineas Fox has mixed feelings when he’s asked to research the infamous 19th-century violinist Roman Volf for a TV documentary. Hanged for his part in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, Volf was a notorious criminal and womaniser, whose glittering talent was undermined by his scandalous private life. However, on uncovering evidence which suggests that Volf could not have been involved in the Tsar’s murder, Phin’s investigations lead him to the west coast of Ireland ― and a series of intriguing, interlocking mysteries reaching from 1881 to the present day. Was Roman Volf executed for something he didn’t do? And what is his connection with the reclusive Maxim Volf now living in County Galway? Phin’s enquiries will unearth a number of dark secrets which lurk below the surface of the quiet Irish village of Kilcarne.

Author : Paul Thomas Feffer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:C3400800

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X-ray and Gamma-ray Observations of Solar Flares by Paul Thomas Feffer Pdf

Author : Lynne Anne Blom,L. Tarin Chaplin
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1988-12-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780822974383

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The Moment Of Movement by Lynne Anne Blom,L. Tarin Chaplin Pdf

Dance improvisation, the intriguing phenomenon of the creative process alive in the moving body, exists powerfully, sublimely - lending insight, solving problems, allowing moments of transcendence, diversion, and delight. Flourishing especially since the postmodern movement of the 1960s, it has come into its own in the performing arts. While there are many books containing ideas for developing improvisations, few have tackled the difficult questions: “What is dance improvisation?” “How does it work?” or “What is its body of knowledge?” The Moment of Movement goes beyond lists of improvisations and into the heart of improvising. As in their previous book, The Intimate Act of Choreography, the authors pursue both the philosophical and the practical. They begin by examining the creative process as it applies to movement and especially the kinesthetic way in which the body knows and uses movement. They answer the often unstated and pertinent questions of the novice; investigate the particular skills and traits needed by the leader; consider ways of working with specific populations; and provide challenging material for advanced movers. They discuss the use of music, and the specific situation of improvisation in performance. For leaders who want to design their own improvisations, they trace the evolution of an idea into an actual content and structure. They also address the controversial issue of the legitimacy of improvisation in an academic curriculum. A final chapter presents hundreds of improvs and improv ideas, grouped into units and cross-referenced. The Moment of Movement is not tied to any one point of view. The authors’ presentation of a broad range of material is flexible enough for use by choreographers, directors, educators, and therapists. In its perceptive investigation of the experiential and conceptual aspects of dance improvisation, this book articulates the ephemeral.

Author : Morris Gleitzman
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781429922340

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Once by Morris Gleitzman Pdf

Felix, a Jewish boy in Poland in 1942, is hiding from the Nazis in a Catholic orphanage. The only problem is that he doesn't know anything about the war, and thinks he's only in the orphanage while his parents travel and try to salvage their bookselling business. And when he thinks his parents are in danger, Felix sets off to warn them--straight into the heart of Nazi-occupied Poland. To Felix, everything is a story: Why did he get a whole carrot in his soup? It must be sign that his parents are coming to get him. Why are the Nazis burning books? They must be foreign librarians sent to clean out the orphanage's outdated library. But as Felix's journey gets increasingly dangerous, he begins to see horrors that not even stories can explain. Despite his grim suroundings, Felix never loses hope. Morris Gleitzman takes a painful subject and expertly turns it into a story filled with love, friendship, and even humor.

Author : Maria Stepanova
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780811228848

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In Memory of Memory by Maria Stepanova Pdf

An exploration of life at the margins of history from one of Russia’s most exciting contemporary writers Shortlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize Winner of the MLA Lois Roth Translation Award With the death of her aunt, the narrator is left to sift through an apartment full of faded photographs, old postcards, letters, diaries, and heaps of souvenirs: a withered repository of a century of life in Russia. Carefully reassembled with calm, steady hands, these shards tell the story of how a seemingly ordinary Jewish family somehow managed to survive the myriad persecutions and repressions of the last century. In dialogue with writers like Roland Barthes, W. G. Sebald, Susan Sontag, and Osip Mandelstam, In Memory of Memory is imbued with rare intellectual curiosity and a wonderfully soft-spoken, poetic voice. Dipping into various forms—essay, fiction, memoir, travelogue, and historical documents—Stepanova assembles a vast panorama of ideas and personalities and offers an entirely new and bold exploration of cultural and personal memory.