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Memories of Jewish life : from Italy to Jerusalem, 1918-1960
- Title
- Memories of Jewish life : from Italy to Jerusalem, 1918-1960 / Augusto Segre ; translated and with an introduction by Steve Siporin ; foreword by Tamar Segre and Daniel Segre.
- Author
- Segre, Augusto.
- Publication
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2008], ©2008.
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- Additional Authors
- Siporin, Steve.
- Description
- xxviii, 507 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In this lyrical memoir, translated for the first time into English, noted Jewish historian, author, translator, and activist Augusto Segre not only recounts his rich life experiences but also evokes the changing world of Italian Jewry in the twentieth century. Raised in the traditional Jewish community of Casale Monferrato in the former ghetto, Segre depicts the changes wrought on his people by emancipation, fascism, world wars, and the Holocaust."--BOOK JACKET.
- Uniform Title
- Memorie di vita ebraica. English
- Alternative Title
- Memorie di vita ebraica.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [493]-498) and index.
- Language (note)
- Translated from the Italian.
- Contents
- 1. Once Upon a Time -- 2. The Rabbi's Family -- 3. It's Not Always Easy to Become a Rabbi -- 4. The Community Council -- 5. First Experiences -- 6. Casalese Anti-Zionism -- 7. Jewish Festivals and Solemnities -- 8. Community and Family Life -- 9. Farewell Visit -- 10. Rome, Friends, and Teachers -- 11. Jewish Rome -- 12. Students and Politicians -- 13. From Police Stations to the Secretaryship of the Union -- 14. The Racial Campaign Breaks Out -- 15. Dante Lattes Leaves -- 16. Working with Raffaele Cantoni -- 17. Who Leaves and Who Stays -- 18. I Return Home -- 19. Asti and Moncalvo -- 20. Commuter -- 21. The Nazi Invasion -- 22. Partisan Life -- 23. April 25 -- 24. The Prisoner Emerling -- 25. Toward a Normal Life -- 26. Return to Rome -- 27. The State of Israel Is Reborn -- 28. New Activities of the Zionist Federation -- 29. Sailing for Israel -- 30. Israel at War -- 31. A Happy Encounter -- 32. The Slansky Case -- 33. Life Goes On.
- ISBN
- 9780803213784 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0803213786 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008010259
- 40015851433
- OCLC
- ocn213133406
- 213133406
- SCSB-5430699
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries