{"product_id":"conversion-and-catastrophe-in-german-jewish-emigre-autobiography-hardback-9781487557348","title":"Conversion and Catastrophe in German-Jewish Émigré Autobiography (Hardback) 9781487557348","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConversion and Catastrophe in German-Jewish Émigré Autobiography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAbraham Rubin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487557348\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 December 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e214 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 1.9 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConversion and Catastrophe in German-Jewish Émigré Autobiography\u003c\/em\u003e is a collective biography of four German-Jewish converts to Christianity, recounting their spiritual and confessional journeys against the backdrop of the Holocaust and its aftermath. Focusing on personal testimonies that fuse historical trauma and spiritual illumination into one narrative, the book explores how Jewish emigrants interpreted their experiences of persecution and displacement through the hermeneutics of Christian conversion. It draws on autobiographies, novels, religious writings, and newspaper articles as well as unpublished archival materials such as diaries, lecture notes, and private correspondence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book explores how chosen genres of writing both enabled and hindered self-understanding. It also assesses whether the literary paradigm of Christian conversion, highlighting an individual\u0026amp;#x2019;s separation from a past sinful self, is suitable for expressing a collective catastrophe. Applying psychoanalysis, disability studies, and autobiographical theory to the life writing of converted Jews, the book offers new avenues for conceptualizing the Jewishness of historical subjects who disavowed their ties to Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Conversion and the Problem of Persuasion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Conversion and the Question of German Guilt in Karl Jakob Hirsch\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eHeimkehr zu Gott\u003c\/em\u003e (1946)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Suppressed Jewish Voice in Alfred Döblin\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eSchicksalsreise\u003c\/em\u003e (1949)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Mixed Metaphors of Jewish Blindness in Karl Stern\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eThe Pillar of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e (1951)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Postwar Politics of Judeo-Christian Reconciliation and the Inability to Mourn in Heinrich Kronstein\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eBriefe an einen jungen Deutschen\u003c\/em\u003e (1967)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Consolations of Christianity and the Inadequacy of Form\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52596008550680,"sku":"9781487557348","price":44.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/conversion-and-catastrophe-in-german-jewish-emigre-autobiography-hardback-9781487557348","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}