Título: Abandoned in Berlin: A True Story
Autor: John R Cammidge
Sinopse: Abandoned in Berlin invites the reader to decide if anti-Semitism in Germany ended after the war or was simply concealed by a new set of West German laws. The story uncovers the history of a prestigious block of Jewish-owned apartments in West Berlin, expropriated under National Socialism at the end of March 1936. The leading characters are a widow and her two teenage daughters, with the story narrated in the third person by Hilda, the only child of the youngest daughter, who currently lives in Novato, northern California. Uncovering the family history begins during June 2016 when Hilda visits Berlin to discover the home where her mother lived as a child and teenager. Through diligent research and the help of people and organizations in Berlin, Britain, the United States, and Israel, a story of persecution, discrimination, courage, and survival emerges.
Important events are exposed that begin in December 1929 when the father of the family dies suddenly of natural causes, and leaves his wife to bring up the two adolescent daughters and manage the apartment business in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district of Berlin. The youngest girl legally inherits a share of the property, but because she is under age-21 and has no father, she is placed under the "care" of a Nazi Guardianship Court during late 1933. As a consequence, the Court controls all financial matters affecting the property. Slowly its requirements squeeze Hilda's family out of their home and rental business, and then out of Germany. Not until during the early 1950s can the survivors pursue restitution under newly-created West German jurisprudence. What happens at this time is described in Abandoned in Berlin.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Abandoned in Berlin: A True Story”, de John R Cammidge, publicado pela editora Gatekeeper Press, em 2018 e com 134 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Gatekeeper Press
Páginas: 134
Ano: 2018
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0999855522
ISBN13: 9780999855522
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Gatekeeper Press apresentam uma variedade de narrativas que transitam entre relatos pessoais intensos e análises detalhadas de eventos históricos e sociais. A leitura costuma alternar entre relatos autobiográficos marcados por temas de superação e cura, e obras que exploram contextos políticos ou culturais com documentos e dados inéditos. O tom varia do íntimo e emotivo ao investigativo e informativo, com algumas obras oferecendo perspectivas espirituais e outras focando em experiências humanas concretas, como jornadas pessoais ou relatos de crises. Essa diversidade sugere um catálogo que valoriza histórias com impacto emocional e reflexões profundas, mas que também não se restringe a um único estilo ou gênero.
