From the celebrated historian of Nazi Germany, the story of a remarkable but completely unsung group that risked everything to help the most vulnerable
In the early 1920s amidst the upheaval of Weimar Germany, a small group of peaceable idealists began to meet, practicing a quiet, communal life focused on self-improvement. For the most part, they had come to know each other while attending adult education classes in the city of Essen. But “the Bund,” as they called their group, had lofty aspirations—under the direction of their leader Artur Jacobs, its members hoped to forge an ideal community that would serve as a model for society at large. But with the ascent of the Nazis, the Bund was forced to reevaluate its mission, focusing instead on offering assistance to the persecuted, despite the great risk. Their activities ranged from visiting devastated Jewish families after Kristallnacht, to sending illicit letters and parcels of food and clothes to deportees in concentration camps, to sheltering political dissidents and Jews on the run.
What became of this group? And how should its deeds—often small, seemingly insignificant acts of kindness and assistance—be evaluated in the broader history of life under the Nazis? Drawing on a striking set of previously unpublished letters, diaries, Gestapo reports, other documents, and his own interviews with survivors, historian Mark Roseman shows how and why the Bund undertook its dangerous work. It is an extraordinary story in its own right, but Roseman takes us deeper, encouraging us to rethink the concepts of resistance and rescue under the Nazis, ideas too often hijacked by popular notions of individual heroism or political idealism. Above all, the Bund’s story is one that sheds new light on what it meant to offer a helping hand in this dark time.
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE TOP PAGE EDGES. In the early 1920s amid the upheaval of Weimar Germany, a small group of peaceable idealists began to meet, practicing a uiet, communal life focused on self-improvement. Part left-wing political party, part commune, the "Bund" as they called themselves, aimed to serve as a model for society at large. But when the Nazis came to power, Bund members decided to apply their energies to more urgent work: offering assistance to the persecuted. Despite the great risk, the group visited devastated Jewish families after Kristallnacht, sent illicit parcels of food and clothes to deportees in concentration camps, and sheltered political dissidents and Jews on the run. What became of the Bund? And how should its deeds be evaluated in the broader history of life under the Nazis? Drawing on a striking set of previously unpublished documents -- letters, diaries, and Gestapo reports -- along with his own interviews with survivors, historian Mark Roseman shows how and why the Bund undertook its dangerous work. Inspiring and illuminating, Lives Reclaimed reveals the painful choices and compromises that even the most morally upright citizen had to face. It makes a plea for valuing not only dramatic acts of resistance, but also the small, seemingly insignificant acts of kindness and assistance that sustain the bonds of humanity. THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE BOTTOM PAGE EDGES. METROPOLITAN BOOKS, HARDCOVER, 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING, 2019 THIS IS A BRAND NEW BOOK. Codice articolo 001324
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