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Book SynopsisReflections of Prague is the story of how a Czech Jewish family become embroiled in the most tragic and tumultuous episodes of the twentieth century. Through their eyes we see the history of their beloved Prague, a unique European city, and the wider, political forces that tear their lives apart.
Trade Review"... stands as an important testimony to tragic times...." (The Prague Post, July 2006)
"It's a memorable story which stays in the mind long after the last page has been turned." (Nottingham Evening Post, December 2006)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements.
1. Journey with my Lost Father.
2. Lonely Times.
3. The Safety of Bratislava.
4. Rudolf.
5. Heda.
6. Rudolf: Into Adulthood.
7. Heda: Life’s Endings and Beginnings.
8. Between the Wars.
9. An Impotent Army.
10. Chances of Survival.
11. Transport to Lódz.
12. A Stumble out of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
13. Return to Prague.
14. From Idealism into Self-Destruction.
15. Politics Taking Over.
16. Stranded in the Forcefully Distorted Economy.
17. The Soviets Arrive.
18. Journeys of Misunderstanding.
19. Towards Manufactured Guilt.
20. Ways into Detention.
21. To Nowhere.
22. In the Name of the Party.
23. Making Trade.
24. Ruzyne› Interlude.
25. The Theatre of Absurdity.
26. A Trip to the Land of No Return.
27. The Last Journey.
28. Sinking Deeper.
29. Towards Beauty.
30. A Walk from School.
31. Youthful Dreams.
32. The Emergence of Truth.
33. Living Anew.
Appendices:
Families and Friends, Artists and Writers, Defendants,
Politicians and Interrogators.
Notes.
Index.
