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Between ten thousand and twelve thousand Jews tried to escape Nazi genocide by going into hiding. With the help of Jewish and non-Jewish relatives, friends, or people completely unknown to them, these "U-boats," as they came to be known, dared to lead a life underground.
Flight and Concealment brings to light their hidden stories.
Deftly weaving together personal accounts with a broader comparative look at the experiences of Jews throughout Germany, historian Susanna Schrafstetter tells the story of the Jews in Munich and Upper Bavaria who fled deportation by going underground.
Archival sources and interviews with survivors and with the Germans who aided or exploited them reveal a complex, often intimate story of hope, greed, and sometimes betrayal.
Flight and Concealment shows the options and strategies for survival of those in hiding and their helpers, and discusses the ways in which some Germans enriched themselves at the expense of the refugees.
Sommario
Preface and Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Maps
Introduction
1. Under Nazi Rule: Jews in Munich, 1933-1941
2. The Deportations
3. Early Escapes: Fall 1941-Summer 1942
4. The Conclusion of the Mass Deportations in 1943: A Second Wave of Escapes?
5. Evading the Final Deportations in February 1945
6. Dangers and Failed Escapes, 1941-1945: Denunciation, Exploitation, Discovery, Illness
7. Specific Groups of Helpers and Those They Helped: Hidden Children and Church Aid
8. To and from Munich: Regional, National, and Transnational Escape Routes and Connections
9. After 1945: Reconstruction or New Beginning?
10. Postwar Encounters
11. Compensation for Surviving U-Boats, Their Family Members, and Their Helpers
12. U-Boats and Their Helpers in Postwar German Society
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Info autore
Susanna Schrafstetter
