Berlin and I : Written from the Perspective of a ¿Mampe Halb and Halb¿

Gerd K. Schneider

ISBN 10: 6202455152 / ISBN 13: 9786202455152

Edité par Hakodesh Press, 2018

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This cultural-historical book is the declaration of love for Berlin of a half-Jew who was born and grew up in a typical Berlin neighborhood. Now he lives in the United States, but his roots are still in Berlin. According to The Nuremberg Laws of 1936, he is a Mischling ersten Gradees, a half Jew, but is referred to by many Berliners as a Mampe Halb und Halb, a well-known bitter and herbal liqueur. The book depicts, among other things, life in a Berlin neighborhood with its language, its mixture of heart and snout; growing up with Jewish blood in his veins in the Third Reich; and living during the war and in the post-war era. Until 1945 the author's life vacillated between the twins Eros and Thanatos, but Eros was the stronger of the two.

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• Titre: Berlin and I : Written from the Perspective of a ¿Mampe Halb and Halb¿
• Éditeur: Hakodesh Press
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 6202455152
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9786202455152
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 220 L x 150 H x 6 P (en millimètres) 220 millimètres de largeur par 150 millimètres de hauteur par 6 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 149 grammes

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This cultural-historical book is the declaration of love for Berlin of a half-Jew who was born and grew up in a typical Berlin neighborhood. Now he lives in the United States, but his roots are still in Berlin. According to The Nuremberg Laws of 1936, he is a Mischling ersten Gradees, a half Jew, but is referred to by many Berliners as a Mampe Halb und Halb, a well-known bitter and herbal liqueur. The book depicts, among other things, life in a Berlin neighborhood with its language, its mixture of heart and snout; growing up with Jewish blood in his veins in the Third Reich; and living during the war and in the post-war era. Until 1945 the author’s life vacillated between the twins Eros and Thanatos, but Eros was the stronger of the two.

À propos de l'auteur

Gerd K. Schneider taught German literature and culture for over forty years at Syracuse University in the State of New York. He is the author of eleven books and over fifty articles, especially on Arthur Schnitzler, Inge Merkel, and Friedrich Nietzsche. He also directed the undergraduate summer program at Middlebury College for twenty summers.