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The Sign on the Door

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A stolen sign, `No Jews Live Here,¿ kept John Lorinc¿s Hungarian Jewish family alive during the Holocaust. From pre-war Budapest to post-war Toronto, journalist John Lorinc unspools four generations of his Hungarian Jewish family's journey through the Holocaust, the 1956 Revolution, and finally exodus from a country that can't rid itself of its antisemitic demons. This braided saga centers on the writer's eccentric and defiant grandmother, a consummate survivor who, with her love of flashy jewelry and her vicious tongue, was best appreciated from afar. Lorinc also traces the stories of both his grandfathers and his father, all of whom fell victim, in different ways, to the Nazis¿ genocidal campaign to rid Europe of Jews. This is a deeply reported but profoundly human telling of a vile part of history, told through Lorinc¿s distinctively astute and compassionate consideration of how cities and cultures work. Set against the complicated and poorly understood background of Hungary's Jewish community, The Sign on the Door is about family stories, and how the narratives of our lives are shaped by our times and historical forces over which we have no control.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781552454923
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 200
  • Udgivet:
  • 26. december 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 209x135x16 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 328 g.
  • Nyt oplag forberedes af forlaget.
  • 26. december 2024
Forlænget returret til d. 31. januar 2025
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A stolen sign, `No Jews Live Here,¿ kept John Lorinc¿s Hungarian Jewish family alive during the Holocaust.
From pre-war Budapest to post-war Toronto, journalist John Lorinc unspools four generations of his Hungarian Jewish family's journey through the Holocaust, the 1956 Revolution, and finally exodus from a country that can't rid itself of its antisemitic demons.
This braided saga centers on the writer's eccentric and defiant grandmother, a consummate survivor who, with her love of flashy jewelry and her vicious tongue, was best appreciated from afar. Lorinc also traces the stories of both his grandfathers and his father, all of whom fell victim, in different ways, to the Nazis¿ genocidal campaign to rid Europe of Jews.
This is a deeply reported but profoundly human telling of a vile part of history, told through Lorinc¿s distinctively astute and compassionate consideration of how cities and cultures work. Set against the complicated and poorly understood background of Hungary's Jewish community, The Sign on the Door is about family stories, and how the narratives of our lives are shaped by our times and historical forces over which we have no control.

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