{"product_id":"escaping-hitler-a-jewish-haven-in-chile","title":"Escaping Hitler","description":"\u003ci\u003eEscaping Hitler\u003c\/i\u003e is the personal story of Eva Wyman and her family’s escape from Nazi Germany to Chile in the sociohistorical context of 1930s and 1940s, a time when the Chilean Nazi party had an active presence in the country’s major institutions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based primarily on interviews with German Jewish refugees and family correspondence, Eva Goldschmidt Wyman provides an intimate account of Jews in Germany in the 1930s as Nazi controls tightened and family members were taken to Riga concentration camp. Wyman recounts \u003ci\u003eKristallnacht \u003c\/i\u003ein Stuttgart, where her father was principal of the Jewish school, his imprisonment in Dachau, and his release and immigration to Great Britain. \u003ci\u003eEscaping Hitler\u003c\/i\u003e details the family’s escape from Germany and subsequent life in Chile, providing an intimate look at daily life on the steam ship \u003ci\u003eConte Grande\u003c\/i\u003e during the voyage from Italy to Chile in 1939, Nazi espionage and anti-Semitic activity in Chile, and the Nazi influence in South America in general. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recounted in an intimate and personal style, \u003ci\u003eEscaping Hitler\u003c\/i\u003e immerses the reader in an extraordinary chapter of contemporary Jewish history both inside Germany and South America.","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49755723301208,"sku":"9780817361945","price":33.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780817361945_49e05671-6606-45af-b0cd-abd0b1202694.jpg?v=1777973438","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/escaping-hitler-a-jewish-haven-in-chile","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}