| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-407). |
| Summary |
"An extraordinary memoir of a Jewish family spanning two world wars and its flight from Nazi-occupied Austria. Meriel Schindler spent her adult life trying to keep her father, Kurt, at bay. But when he died in 2017, he left behind piles of Nazi-era documents related to her family's fate in Innsbruck and a treasure trove of family albums reaching back to before World War I. Meriel was forced to confront not only their fractured relationship, but also the truth behind their family history. The Lost Café Schindler re-creates the journey of an extraordinary family, whose relatives included the Jewish doctor who treated Hitler's mother when she was dying of breast cancer; the Kafka family; and Alma Schindler, the wife of Gustav Mahler. But the narrative centers around the Café Schindler, famous for its pastries, home-distilled liquors, live entertainment, and hospitality-which was expropriated during the Nazi era. This is a story of tragic loss-several relatives disappeared in Terezín and Auschwitz-but ultimately of reclamation and reconciliation"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Growing up with Kurt -- Family tree -- Sofie and Samuel -- Imperial Gherkins -- Compote -- Rum on the Eastern Front -- Schnapps on the Southern Front -- Food riots -- Apfelstrudel -- The matchmaker's daughter -- Murder in the mountains -- Anschluss -- Postcards -- Two coffee cups -- The Jewish Nazi -- The toboggan -- Brighton Beach -- Viennese letters -- Rock cakes -- Jellied eels -- Return to sender -- The Gauleiter's guest -- Old labels, new liquor -- Schlutzkrapfen with Gauleiter -- das Schindler -- Epilogue: memory and memorials. |
| Subject |
Schindler, Hugo, 1888-1952 -- Family.
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Schindler, Kurt, 1925-2017 -- Family.
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Schindler family.
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Jewish families -- Austria -- History -- 19th century.
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Jewish families -- Austria -- History -- 20th century.
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Jews -- Austria -- Innsbruck -- Biography.
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Café Schindler (Innsbruck, Austria) -- History.
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Return migrants -- Austria -- Innsbruck -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Austria -- Innsbruck.
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Innsbruck (Austria) -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish.
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Schindler family. (OCoLC)fst00216236
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Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
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Jewish families. (OCoLC)fst00982765
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Jews. (OCoLC)fst00983135
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Return migrants. (OCoLC)fst01748946
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Austria. (OCoLC)fst01204901
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Austria -- Innsbruck.
(OCoLC)fst01205667
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780393881622 (hardcover) |
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0393881628 (hardcover) |
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9780393881639 electronic publication |
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