Submerged on the Surface - The Not-So-Hidden Jews of Nazi Berlin, 1941-1945

Between 1941 and 1945, thousands of German Jews, in fear for their lives, made the choice to flee their impending deportations and live submerged in the shadows of the Nazi capital. Drawing on a wealth of archival evidence and interviews with survivors, this book reconstructs the daily lives of Jews who stayed in Berlin during the war years. Contrary to the received wisdom that "hidden" Jews stayed in attics and cellars and had minimal contact with the outside world, the author reveals a cohort of remarkable individuals who were constantly on the move and actively fought to ensure their own survival.

List of contents

List of Figures and Tables

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Notes on the Use of Names and Terms

Introduction

Chapter 1. Submerging

Chapter 2. Surviving

Chapter 3. Living

Chapter 4. Resurfacing

Epilogue

     Appendix: The Demographics of Submerging in Nazi Berlin

Works Cited

Index

About the author

Richard N. Lutjens, Jr. is an Assistant Professor of History at Texas Tech University. He received his doctorate in 2012 in modern European history from Northwestern University, where he specialized in the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.

Summary

Between 1941 and 1945, some 6,500 Berlin Jews, in fear for their lives, made the choice to flee their impending deportations and live submerged in Nazi Germany. This book sheds light on the daily life of those who hid and on the city that was both the source of their persecution and the site of their survival.

Product details

• Authors: Richard N. Jr, Richard N. Lutjens Jr., Richard N. Lutjens, Richard N. Lutjens Jr.
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781785334559
• ISBN: 978-1-78533-455-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Berlin, Bezug zu Juden und jüdischen Gruppen, HISTORY / Jewish, Jewish Studies, Second World War, The Holocaust, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Relating to Jewish people and groups, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust