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Joachim
Kalter,
Eine
jüdische Odyssee / A Jewish Odyssey –
Von Leipzig nach
Polen abgeschoben und deutsche Lager überlebt. Ein Bericht.
Deportation from Leipzig to Poland and Survival
in German Camps.
A Report 1938-1946.
Vorwort von /
Preface by Edgar Hilsenrath. (Deutsch u. englisch).
1997, 142
Seiten, € 16,36. ISBN 3-89649-161-X
Out of the foreword
of James Stuart Brice
Not to be forgotten
This is the story of
a man whose autobiography the National Socialists surely did not want anyone to
ever read. Indeed, they did not want him to survive to write it, and for this
same reason, it is a story that should not be forgotten. The author's name is
Joachim Kalter, in America 'Achie'
Kalter. Born in 1923 in Leipzig, his family was
expelled to Poland by the National Socialist government. After the occupation,
he and his family ended in forced labor camps. Except for one brother, his
family died in them.
…
I was quite impressed
by the simple and direct way in which the author presented his story of his
family's Holocaust experiences. It is simply written, unembellished, but it
sums up the essence of one family' s fate at the hands
of the Nazi regime.
One must remember
that the text was written from memory shortly after the war. It differs from
family histories based on letters, documents, diaries and reminiscences. These
were all lost in the war, and even if they survived, it would have been hard to
obtain them in the camps or after the war when the
text was written. Nor had
conventional histories not yet been written to serve as background sources or
refresh the author's memory. And at any rate, authorities in forced labor camps
do not encourage the inmates to write diaries or gather information for later
publication. They want everything kept
hidden from view that could incriminate
them. The Nazis kept very detailed records of the inmates of the camp, but the
purpose was not to provide historical documentation on their crimes.
…
„Was aufgeschrieben, veröffentlicht und in einigen Bibliotheken
der Welt aufgehoben ist, wird vielleicht nicht so schnell vergessen.“ (Erhard Roy Wiehn)
Edited by
Erhard Roy Wiehn
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