Uprooted

in German:
Entwurzelt

 

Michele J.Knapp was born in Linz. Her father was a Hungarian Jew and her mother was from Linz. In 1938 her father had to flee the Nazis. Michele and her mother followed him shortly after, as Michele was also under threat. She was three years old at the time. She tells her story from a child’s perspective. Michele Knapp, who possesses numerous photos and documents from her time in France and images of other inmates, compellingly describes the catastrophic conditions in this camp – a far from idyllic childhood. Nina Roiter Publishers wants to publish this book because it is an important contemporary historical document that demonstrated the relationship between Austria and France.

in German:
Michele J. Knapp kam als Tochter eines ungarischen Juden und einer Linzer Mutter in Linz zur Welt. 1938 musste ihr Vater vor den Nazis fliehen. Michele und ihre Mutter folgten ihm kurz danach, da auch das Leben des Kindes bedroht war. Michele war damals drei Jahre alt. Sie erzählt ihre Geschichte aus dem Blickwinkel des Kindes. Michele Knapp, die zahlreiche Fotos und Dokumente aus der Zeit in Frankreich und Abbildungen von anderen Lagerinsassen besitzt, schildert eindringlich die katastrophalen Zustände in diesem Lager – eine Kindheit weit ab jeglicher Idylle. Der Verlag Nina Roiter möchte dieses Buch publizieren, da es sich um ein wichtiges zeitgeschichtliches Dokument handelt, das die Beziehung zwischen Österreich und Frankreich zeigt.

Nina Roiter Publishers

in German:
Verlag Nina Roiter

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15 May 2017

book

Commemoration / remembrance

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The project contents and descriptions are based primarily on the submissions of the project applicants. These submissions are edited for publication and translated into English. Although it is subjected to rigorous checks, the National Fund does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.

 

Entwurzelt

In Erinnerung an meinen Vater

Nina Roiter

2016

97839590411256