Red Snow
A Son's Exploration of His Parents' Holocaust Experiences
Published on 21. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-59954-251-5 (ISBN)
Description
Red Snow is a son's exploration of the experiences of his parents during the Holocaust and World War II. In his endeavor to understand and imagine their lives, through research, he discovers the brutality and horrors they survived and the miraculous circumstances that brought them together.It is November 10, 1938, the Zweigs, a prosperous Jewish family, are sitting down to dinner in their Breslau, Germany home. The family, including the author's father Leo are about to hear some ominous news about the future from father Heinrich. For the past two days, hordes of Nazis have been rampaging through the streets, beating Jews at random, removing them forcibly from their shops, and smashing their businesses. It is happening on the day that would come to be known as "Kristallnacht." So begins Red Snow, the true story of the Zweig family's abrupt removal from a life of security and comfort to one of uncertainty and fear. All of the Zweigs would become victims of the escalating presence of suspicion, hatred, brutality, and the likelihood of sudden-or lingering-death. Where would they be at the war's end in 1945? Who would still be alive-and at what cost? Could the survivors of this family risk the hope that they could find each other-and reunite in a world forever changed?
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
263 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59954-251-5 (9781599542515)
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Professor Emeritus Robert Zweig taught English at Manhattan Community College of the City University of New York. He taught courses in Literature, Writing, and Modern Poetry and for many years was the Intensive Writing Coordinator for the college. He has a Ph.D. in English Literature from the City University of New York. Dr. Zweig has numerous peer-reviewed publications and translations in journals, encyclopedias, and books. He is also co-author of Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, a best-selling introduction to literature textbook by Longman Publishers. It is published in hardcover in its tenth edition, compact edition, and backpack edition. It is commonly used as a literature text in U.S. and international college courses, as well as in upper-level AP English courses. Robert Zweig's memoir Return to Naples: My Italian Bar Mitzvah and Other Discoveries was published in 2008 by Barricade Books and in 2011 by Bordighera Press (trade paperback). It was translated and published in Italy by Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane under the title, Ritorno a Napoli (2008). In 2009 he was invited by the mayor of Naples to a reception for his book in the City Hall of Naples, where he was pronounced: "an honorary citizen of Naples." The president of Italy declared that day, "Robert Zweig Day." Robert Zweig has lectured extensively throughout the country and abroad on literature, popular culture, and European Jewry. He has received several scholarships and awards, including a Mellon Fellowship and the Phi Beta Kappa award for "Outstanding Teaching Skills" as one of the Top Ten Professors at Manhattan Community College.