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    The Last Jews in Berlin
    The Last Jews in Berlin
    The Last Jews in Berlin
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    The Last Jews in Berlin

    Written by Leonard Gross

    Narrated by David de Vries

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    When Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, approximately one hundred sixty thousand Jews called Berlin home. By 1943 less than five thousand remained in the nation's capital, the epicenter of Nazism, and by the end of the war, that number had dwindled to one thousand. All the others had died in air raids, starved to death, committed suicide, or been shipped off to the death camps.

    In this captivating and harrowing book, Leonard Gross details the real-life stories of a dozen Jewish men and women who spent the final twenty-seven months of World War II underground, hiding in plain sight, defying both the Gestapo and, even worse, Jewish "catchers" ready to report them to the Nazis in order to avoid the gas chambers themselves. A teenage orphan, a black-market jewel trader, a stylish young designer, and a progressive intellectual were among the few who managed to survive. Through their own resourcefulness, bravery, and at times, sheer luck, these Jews managed to evade the tragic fates of so many others.

    Gross has woven these true stories of perseverance into a heartbreaking, suspenseful, and moving account with the narrative force of a thriller. Compiled from extensive interviews, The Last Jews in Berlin reveals these individuals' astounding determination, against all odds, to live each day knowing it could be their last.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJun 28, 2019
    ISBN9781541404069
    Author

    Leonard Gross

    Leonard Gross is a journalist and author. Much of his reportage was done for Look magazine, where he served for twelve years as senior editor, Latin American correspondent, European editor, and West Coast editor. Gross has authored, coauthored, or ghostwritten a total of twenty-two books, including both novels and nonfiction. He currently lives in Bend, Oregon.

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    • 5/5
      The ,sheer horror of being 'on the run' because of ethnicity made this a very compelling and moving account. Added to this is a narrator who does not intrude into the experience and is really excellent
    • 4/5
      Was ok lost my way towards the end as so many characters
    • 5/5
      Such hatred. Sad times!! I would have been in on the resistance for sure
    • 5/5
      Very well researched and readable history of the heroic Jewish survivors of Berlin at the end of WWII. Their stories are gripping along with the German Gentiles and Swedish Church who helped hide and send them out of Berlin. Incredible stories of courage, fear and determination that was a literal life and death struggle. A very worthwhile book.
    • 4/5
      The Jews of Berlin were shipped to death camps, starved to death, worked to death, committed suicide or were outright murdered. Only a handful of Jews managed to survive the entire war in Berlin. Leonard Gross has interviewed these people and compiled a book about their life and survival. I thought this was an interesting slice of history. It was fascinating to read about how these courageous men and women survived. At times the names did seem to run together, but that is more my fault than the author's. Overall, well worth reading.
    • 4/5
      This book covers in detail the stories of a dozen or so Jewish individuals who managed to survive the Holocaust hiding in plain sight in Berlin, in the very heart of Nazism. The author conducted extensive interviews with his subjects and, I expect, those that helped hide them, and he covers their stories almost day by day. It's very well-written and at times almost reads like a suspense novel -- I didn't want to put it down. Highly recommended.