Raya Schapiro (24 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Their discovery of a box of letters to America sent from relatives in Prague led two sisters to compile this extraordinary collection. Raya Schapiro and Helga Weinberg found the letters among their mother's effects after her death in 1990. They were written by their grandmother and uncle, trapped in Prague after the Nazi occupation, to the girls' parents who had escaped to the United States in May, 1939, leaving the two girls behind. The 77 letters reprinted here span a period of two years, during which the Nazis drew an evertightening noose of destruction around the Jews of Prague: each letter is followed by notes of explanation and amplification, as well as notes on Nazi laws and official restrictions and the progress of the war. The early letters deal with the difficulties of getting the two small girls out to join their parents in America. After that is accomplished, the grandmother and uncle concentrate on their own prospects for immigration, and they struggle to maintain a normal life while hope slips steadily away. Each letter has a censor's stamp on it; each envelope bears the stillfrightening emblem of the Third Reich. The letters dramatically convey the tension, growing daily, of existence under the Nazis, and their tone becomes increasingly desperate as every avenue of escape reaches a dead end. Reading Letters from Prague is a moving experience, because it makes tangible a time in history so cruel as to be almost surreal. A rich legacy of bygone European Jewish life is maintained in this book, and Schapiro and Weinberg-a psychiatrist and retired teacher respectively-now grandparents themselves, can point to an invaluable record of human suffering and show the world that their voices, and those of their ancestors, cannot be silenced.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Their discovery of a box of letters to America sent from relatives in Prague led two sisters to compile this extraordinary collection. Raya Schapiro and Helga Weinberg found the letters among their mother's effects after her death in 1990. They were written by their grandmother and uncle, trapped in Prague after the Nazi occupation, to the girls' parents who had escaped to the United States in May, 1939, leaving the two girls behind. The 77 letters reprinted here span a period of two years, during which the Nazis drew an evertightening noose of destruction around the Jews of Prague: each letter is followed by notes of explanation and amplification, as well as notes on Nazi laws and official restrictions and the progress of the war. The early letters deal with the difficulties of getting the two small girls out to join their parents in America. After that is accomplished, the grandmother and uncle concentrate on their own prospects for immigration, and they struggle to maintain a normal life while hope slips steadily away. Each letter has a censor's stamp on it; each envelope bears the stillfrightening emblem of the Third Reich. The letters dramatically convey the tension, growing daily, of existence under the Nazis, and their tone becomes increasingly desperate as every avenue of escape reaches a dead end. Reading Letters from Prague is a moving experience, because it makes tangible a time in history so cruel as to be almost surreal. A rich legacy of bygone European Jewish life is maintained in this book, and Schapiro and Weinberg-a psychiatrist and retired teacher respectively-now grandparents themselves, can point to an invaluable record of human suffering and show the world that their voices, and those of their ancestors, cannot be silenced.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Used-Very Good. Reprint. Pbk. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New. Unclipped jacket.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Binding unmarked. DJ has one tiny tear on a corner and faint general soiling, it being a cream-colored DJ. Interior unmarked. Binding tight and square.

very good dust-jacket, cover price $20.00, very good dark blue half-cloth with white boards, little used if at all, attractive copy. SCHAPIRO, RAYA CZERNER / WEINBERG, HELGA CZERNER, ed. . Letters from Prague, 1939-1941. Compiled by Raya Czerner Schapiro, Helga Czerner Weinberg. Chicago, Ill: Academy Chicago Publishers, 1991, xvii, 218pp., . Correspondence between the parents and grandmother and uncle of two girls who had to be left behind in Prague when their parents fled to the United States. 9780897333696 ISBN 0897333691. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Fine in an about Very good dust jacket. Dustwrapper lightly rubbed on edges.

Condition: New. pp. 256.

Condition: New. pp. 256 Illus.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 218 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Jacket in Mylar Sleeve. First Edition. 218 pages, includes index. Black/white photos. A nice clean, straight unmarked book. Scan available.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Raya Schapiro and Helga Weinberg found a box of letters among their mother's effects after her death in 1990. They were written by their grandmother and uncle, trapped in Prague after the Nazi occupation, to the girls' parents who had escaped to the United States in May, 1939, leaving the two girls, who were five and seven years old at the time, behind.The 77 letters reprinted here span a period of two years, during which the Nazis drew an ever-tightening noose of destruction around the Jews of Prague: each letter is followed by notes of explanation and amplification, as well as notes on Nazi laws and official restrictions and the progress of war. Each letter has a censor's stamp on it; each envelope bears the still frightening emblem of the Third Reich. The letters dramatically convey the tension, growing daily, of existence under the Nazis, and their tone becomes increasingly desperate as every avenue of escape reaches a dead end.…

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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. KlappentextTheir discovery of a box of letters to America sent from relatives in Prague led two sisters to compile this extraordinary collection. Raya Schapiro and Helga Weinberg found the letters among their mother s effects after her d.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: New.