An Ordinary Life?: The Journeys of Tonia Lechtman, 1918-1996
A Jew, Pole, daughter, mother, wife, Communist, migrant, Holocaust survivor, and refugee driven to fight for a better world. Ordinary or anything but? In Tonia Lechtman's life, the lofty and the quotidian intertwined, making everything she did both monumental and mundane. Who was she?.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Athens, OH
Ohio University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Müller, Anna, 1975-, An ordinary life? : the journeys of Tonia Lechtman, 1918-1996] (2024) (Kossewska, Elżbieta, 1972 -)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Polish and Polish-American Studies Ser.
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| Further subjects: | B
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780821424971 |
| Summary: | A Jew, Pole, daughter, mother, wife, Communist, migrant, Holocaust survivor, and refugee driven to fight for a better world. Ordinary or anything but? In Tonia Lechtman's life, the lofty and the quotidian intertwined, making everything she did both monumental and mundane. Who was she?. Cover Page -- Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American Studies Series -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Guide to Pronunciation -- Introduction -- 1 ||| Bobbin Lace and Assimilation: The Life of a Jewish Family in Łódź, 1918-1935 -- 2 ||| A Dream of New Life: Communism and Palestine, 1935-1938 -- 3 ||| "Flies in Amber": Paris, Spain, and the World of Letters, 1937-1942 -- 4 ||| Life on the Run: War and Uncertainty in France, 1939-1942 -- 5 ||| Mother, Refugee, and Social Worker: Life in Switzerland, 1942-1945 -- 6 ||| The Return: Building Communism in Poland, 1945-1954 -- 7 ||| "Life Is So Knotty": The Final Return, 1954-1996 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0821447823 |