A Long Way Home
The Story of a Jewish Youth, 1939-1949
Published on 25. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
154 pages
978-0-7618-3039-9 (ISBN)
Description
Bob Golan was twelve years old when the Nazis invaded his homeland from the west and the Soviets from the east. He and his family fled from Poland to the Ukraine and were later forcibly resettled in Siberia. Golan and his brother finally came to Palestine in the company of the "Tehran Children"-a group of children who were rescued by the Jewish Agency. In Palestine, Golan joined the Haganah Underground and fought in Israel's 1948 War of Independence.
Golan's book is a fresh and engaging story of the experience of Jewish refugees in the Soviet Union and Israel.
Golan's book is a fresh and engaging story of the experience of Jewish refugees in the Soviet Union and Israel.
Reviews / Votes
Don't let anyone tell you that Holocaust memoirs are all alike; each is a pair of eyes. Children are a special kind of witness...In the end, Golan's story is a 'Bildungsroman.' There is a destination after all, and by the time they reach it, parents and children will find themselves, inevitably, worlds apart. -- From the preface by Bette HowlandMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
234 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-3039-9 (9780761830399)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Bob Golan resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma with his wife Shirley and works as a volunteer in the local community. Jacob Howland is McFarlin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa. Bette Howland is a MacArthur Award winning author. Her books include Blue in Chicago and Things to Come and Go: Three Stories.
Content
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Child of Chelm
Chapter 4 War and Flight
Chapter 5 In the Ukraine
Chapter 6 Siberia
Chapter 7 Uzbekistan
Chapter 8 Photospread
Chapter 9 A Journey by Sea
Chapter 10 I Become a Sabra
Chapter 11 The War Clouds Gather
Chapter 12 A Fight for Independence
Chapter 13 Afterword
Chapter 14 About the Author
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Child of Chelm
Chapter 4 War and Flight
Chapter 5 In the Ukraine
Chapter 6 Siberia
Chapter 7 Uzbekistan
Chapter 8 Photospread
Chapter 9 A Journey by Sea
Chapter 10 I Become a Sabra
Chapter 11 The War Clouds Gather
Chapter 12 A Fight for Independence
Chapter 13 Afterword
Chapter 14 About the Author