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Love, Abe: A Jewish GI's World War II Letters Home

Love, Abe: A Jewish GI's World War II Letters Home - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Bonnie Klapper GoldenbergPublish date:2022-06-07Pages:356
Language:EnglishPublisher:Sunset Hills PressISBN-13:9781737737902ISBN-10:1737737906UPC:9781737737902Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Jewish, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.74 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC26P66NHF

A STORY OF WARTIME LIFE, LOVE, AND SERVICE


The children of immigrants, Abraham "Abe" Klapper and Lillian Schein were newlyweds expecting their first child when Abe was inducted into the U.S. Army and later served in an antiaircraft battalion. Between 1943 and 1945, the couple exchanged over 800 letters. In Love, Abe, author Bonnie Goldenberg draws from her parents' voluminous correspondence to reveal the unique perspective of a first-generation American Jew sent to fight the Nazis in Germany.

While contending with the vicious anti-Semitism of the Nazi regime, Abe was no stranger to prejudice on the home front. An articulate observer, he shares his experiences during training stateside and his service overseas, including:

  • Celebrating Passover in Hitler's Germany
  • Joining the front line for Europe's biggest antiaircraft battle at the bridge at Remagen
  • Using his background in Yiddish to act as an interpreter with German civilians and POWs
  • The elation of V-E Day and V-J Day
  • Daily life in postwar occupied Germany
  • Guarding the Ministerial Collecting Center as part of "Operation Goldcup" to recover documents scattered across Germany during the Allied bombing

In his letters, Abe poured out his love, hopes, and dreams for his wife and young daughter, and the future he was fighting for.

This is a story unique to them, but much of it was also shared by many Americans who served in World War II and their loved ones at home.



Language:EnglishPublisher:Sunset Hills PressISBN-13:9781737737902ISBN-10:1737737906UPC:9781737737902Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Jewish, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.74 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC26P66NHF
Publisher: Sunset Hills Press

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