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First edition. |
| Description |
343 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"A 'fixer' in a Polish town during World War II, his betrayal of a Jewish family, and a search for justice 25 years later. Eli's Promise spans three eras--Nazi-occupied Poland, the American Zone of post-war Germany, and Chicago at the height of the Vietnam War. 1939: Eli Rosen lives with his wife Esther and their young son in the Polish town of Lublin, where his family owns a construction company. As a consequence of the Nazi occupation, Eli's company is Aryanized, appropriated and transferred to Maximilian Poleski-an unprincipled profiteer who peddles favors to Lublin's subjugated residents. An uneasy alliance is formed; Poleski will keep the Rosen family safe if Eli will manage the business. Will Poleski honor his promise or will their relationship end in betrayal and tragedy? 1946: Eli resides with his son in a displaced persons camp in Allied-occupied Germany hoping for a visa to America. His wife has been missing since the war. One man is sneaking around the camps selling illegal visas; might he know what has happened to her? 1965: Eli rents a room in Albany Park, Chicago. He is on a mission. With patience, cunning, and relentless focus, he navigates unfamiliar streets and dangerous political backrooms, searching for the truth. Powerful and emotional, Ronald H. Balson's Eli's Promise is a rich, rewarding novel of World War II and a husband's quest for justice."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Holocaust survivors -- Fiction.
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Husband and wife -- Fiction.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Fiction.
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Jewish refugees -- Germany -- Fiction.
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Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
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Germany -- History -- 1945- -- Fiction.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Holocaust survivors. (OCoLC)fst00958838
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Poland. (OCoLC)fst01206891
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Occupation of Poland (Poland : 1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01353902
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Jewish fiction.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Historical fiction.
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Jewish fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781250271464 (hardcover) |
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1250271460 (hardcover) |
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