Parallel Journeys

by Ayer, Eleanor H.; Waterford, Helen; Heck, Alfons

• ISBN13: 9780689318306
• ISBN10: 0689318308
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-06-01
• Publisher: Atheneum

Summary

Personal narratives in alternating chapters of a Jewish woman & a former ardent member of the Hitler Youth, who grew up a few miles from each other.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
The Power and the Glory	1	(9)
The Tightening Noose	10	(9)
Serving Mein Fuhrer	19	(8)
Kristallnacht: The Night of Broken Glass	27	(9)
Marching Down the Road to War	36	(8)
The Nazi Net Ensnares Holland	44	(8)
Disaster in the East	52	(12)
A Dark Look into the Future	64	(7)
The kingdom---Forever and Ever?	71	(7)
Heading into Hiding	78	(7)
Germany's Youngest Top-Rated Glider Pilot	85	(13)
Discovery and Deportation	98	(11)
A Meeting with Mein Fuhrer	109	(12)
Our Journey to Heaven	121	(10)
The Christmas Eve Air Attack	131	(12)
Some Small Signs of Hope	143	(9)
Decline, Fall, and Capture	152	(15)
The Long Trek Home	167	(10)
``You Will Be Executed by a Firing Squad''	177	(9)
One Day at a Time	186	(8)
Oceans Cannot Put Ghosts to Rest	194	(11)
Coming to Grips with the Past	205	(8)
Epilogue: The World Must Not Forget	213	(11)
Postscript	224	(5)
Chapter Notes	229	(4)
Bibliography	233	(2)
Index	235