In The Price of Survival: Marcus Levin, Norwegian Holocaust Humanitarian, Irene Levin Berman tells the story of her father's heroic attempts to save the Jews of Norway, as well as hundreds of stateless refugees who had escaped other European countries in the 1930s, from deportation to Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Marcus Levin worked tirelessly to help Jews before and after the Nazis invaded Norway, and after the war he worked with the American Joint Distribution Committee and organizations in Norway such as the Jewish Social Unit to help find homes and jobs for the few…mehr
In The Price of Survival: Marcus Levin, Norwegian Holocaust Humanitarian, Irene Levin Berman tells the story of her father's heroic attempts to save the Jews of Norway, as well as hundreds of stateless refugees who had escaped other European countries in the 1930s, from deportation to Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Marcus Levin worked tirelessly to help Jews before and after the Nazis invaded Norway, and after the war he worked with the American Joint Distribution Committee and organizations in Norway such as the Jewish Social Unit to help find homes and jobs for the few Norwegian Jews who survived the concentration camps as well as about 600 stateless Displaced Persons. In 1962 Marcus Levin was awarded a gold Medal of Honor by King Olav of Norway in recognition of his efforts during World War II.
List of Illustrationsvii Personal Introduction Preface Acknowledgments Why This Story . . . ?3 1900: Beginning of a New Century5 The Levin Family00 Father's Life in Oslo00 Pre-War Years00 April 9, 1940: War00 1941: The War Continues00 October-November 1942: Germans Pursue the Jews00 October 24-November 1942: Escape to Sweden00 November 25-26, 1942: Escape and Arrest of Jewish Women and Children00 The Donau-The Death Ship00 The Extermination of Jews in Auschwitz00 Efforts to Save Lives00 1942-1946: Working in Sweden00 Refugees and the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)00 The War Is Over-Back to Norway00 1947: Father's Philosophy-Personal Unresolved Issues00 1945: Returning from the Holocaust00 Return from Auschwitz: Post-war Contact with the Norwegian Government in London00 1946: Displaced Persons00 1948: The European Children's Camp in Norway00 1938: A Jewish Children's Home in Oslo-Boys and Girls from Vienna00 1953-1955: Minus Refugees00 Circa 1960: Reconstruction in Norway after the War00 Compensation for Norwegians00 The King of Norway and the Watch00 1965: Father's Last Years00 Our Family Becomes Part of the JDC00 1943-1946: Childhood Memories of Sweden00 Learning about the Meaning of the Holocaust00 Growing up Both Norwegian and Jewish00 Looking Back with Ruth00 January 2012: The Prime Minister of Norway Apologizes to the Norwegian Jews00 My Philosophy Connected to Prime Minister Stoltenberg00 About the Author00
List of Illustrationsvii Personal Introduction Preface Acknowledgments Why This Story . . . ?3 1900: Beginning of a New Century5 The Levin Family00 Father's Life in Oslo00 Pre-War Years00 April 9, 1940: War00 1941: The War Continues00 October-November 1942: Germans Pursue the Jews00 October 24-November 1942: Escape to Sweden00 November 25-26, 1942: Escape and Arrest of Jewish Women and Children00 The Donau-The Death Ship00 The Extermination of Jews in Auschwitz00 Efforts to Save Lives00 1942-1946: Working in Sweden00 Refugees and the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)00 The War Is Over-Back to Norway00 1947: Father's Philosophy-Personal Unresolved Issues00 1945: Returning from the Holocaust00 Return from Auschwitz: Post-war Contact with the Norwegian Government in London00 1946: Displaced Persons00 1948: The European Children's Camp in Norway00 1938: A Jewish Children's Home in Oslo-Boys and Girls from Vienna00 1953-1955: Minus Refugees00 Circa 1960: Reconstruction in Norway after the War00 Compensation for Norwegians00 The King of Norway and the Watch00 1965: Father's Last Years00 Our Family Becomes Part of the JDC00 1943-1946: Childhood Memories of Sweden00 Learning about the Meaning of the Holocaust00 Growing up Both Norwegian and Jewish00 Looking Back with Ruth00 January 2012: The Prime Minister of Norway Apologizes to the Norwegian Jews00 My Philosophy Connected to Prime Minister Stoltenberg00 About the Author00
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