In the Crook of the Rock : : Jewish Refuge in a World Gone Mad — The Chaya Leah Walkin Story /

In the Crook of the Rock : : Jewish Refuge in a World Gone Mad — The Chaya Leah Walkin Story / / Vera Schwarcz.

Focusing upon the life of Chaya Walkin—one little girl from a distinguished Torah lineage in Poland—this book illustrates the inner resources of the refugee community that made possible survival with dignity. Based on a wide variety of sources and languages, this book is crafted around the voice of...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
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Schwarcz, Vera,
Place / Publishing House:Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Jewish Identities in Post-Modern Society
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Physical Description:1 online resource (340 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface A VOICE KNOCKS: Chaya Leah Walkin’s Story Finds Me
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: THE VIRTUE OF ONE VINEYARD: Jewish Refuge Reconsidered
  • CHAPTER 1. IF SHE BE AS A WALL: Pohost and Lukatch before Disaster Strikes
  • CHAPTER 2. WATCHMEN PATROLLING THE CITY: Escape Through Vilna to Japan
  • CHAPTER 3. AN APPLE TREE NESTLED IN THE WOODS: Respite in Japan
  • CHAPTER 4. TENDER KIDS BESIDE THE SHEPHERDS’ TENTS: Starting Anew in Shanghai
  • CHAPTER 5. IN THE CROOK OF THE ROCK: Expanding the Meaning of Survival
  • CHAPTER 6. THE VINE HAS BUDDED: Schooling, Bombings and Beyond
  • CHAPTER 7. UNDER THE APPLE TREE: End of the War, End of Refuge in Shanghai
  • CHAPTER 8. BEFORE THE SHADOWS OF NIGHT ARE GONE: Starting a New Life in America
  • CHAPTER 9. UNTIL IT RIPENS: Marriage, Community, and the Arc of Return
  • CONCLUSION: Seeking Your Voice for the Sake of the Unborn
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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