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Letters from the Lost: A Memoir of Discovery
Helen Waldstein Wilkes
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Description for Letters from the Lost: A Memoir of Discovery
paperback. On March 15, 1939, the author's father snatched the last exit visa from a distracted clerk to get his wife and child out of Prague. This work offers a narrative of suffering and rescue, survivor guilt, and overcoming obstacles to intergenerational dialogue about a traumatic past. Series: Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
On March 15, 1939, Helen Waldstein’s father snatched his stampedexit visa from a distracted clerk to escape from Prague with his wifeand child. As the Nazis closed in on a war-torn Czechoslovakia, onlyletters from their extended family could reach Canada through thebarriers of conflict. The Waldstein family received these letters asthey made their lives on a southern Ontario farm, where they learned tobe Canadian and forget their Jewish roots.
On March 15, 1939, Helen Waldstein’s father snatched his stampedexit visa from a distracted clerk to escape from Prague with his wifeand child. As the Nazis closed in on a war-torn Czechoslovakia, onlyletters from their extended family could reach Canada through thebarriers of conflict. The Waldstein family received these letters asthey made their lives on a southern Ontario farm, where they learned tobe Canadian and forget their Jewish roots.
Helen Waldstein read these letters as an adult – this changedeverything. As her past refused to keep silent, Helen followed thetrail of the letters back to Europe, where she discovered livingwitnesses ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Athabasca University Press Canada
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Series
Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters Series
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
EDMONTON, Canada
ISBN
9781897425534
SKU
V9781897425534
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About Helen Waldstein Wilkes
Since receiving her Ph.D in French Literature, Helen WaldsteinWilkes spent 30 years teaching at every level in Canada and inthe U.S. Her research interests include cross-cultural understanding,language acquisition, and neurolinguistics. Now retired and living inVancouver, she is actively examining her own cultural inheritance andits impact.
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