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Erich Levi doesn't understand why his father is so gloomy when the Nazis are elected to power. He's too concerned with keeping his grades up, finding time to hang out by the river with his friends, and studying for his bar mitzvah, to worry about politics. But slowly, gradually, things begin... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Erich Levi: Main character in the novel. Jewish boy that's always bullied.
- Max Levi: Erich's little brother. Not in high school, like Erich, but grows to be in Vocational School a little later on in the story. Also a Jew.
- Erwin: Erich's and Max's cousin. Also Jewish and is in the same class as Erich.
First Sentence edit
The boy opened the small window and leaned out, knealing on the narrow sill.
Table of Contents edit
January 1933 - Pg. 1
Brownshirts* - Pg. 8
Long Shadows - Pg. 12
The National Community - Pg. 18
Marching In Step - Pg. 29
Boycott - Pg. 36
School Reports - Pg. 43
Fanny - Pg. 50
Pesach - Pg. 54
Gremm - Pg. 63
Alone - Pg. 74
Your Race - Pg.84
A Trick - Pg. 92
The Bad Name - Pg. 104
To Go Or Not? - Pg. 118
The Bundle - Pg. 142
Deep Cracks - Pg. 157
Bar Mitzvah - Pg. 173
Chanukah 1933 - Pg. 187
Belonging - Pg. 199
A Small Revenge - Pg. 209
Gertraud - Pg. 219
Secrets - Pg. 236
Fragments - Pg. 252
Troubles - Pg. 266
The Last Meeting - Pg. 280
Shame And Rage - Pg. 295
New Year - Pg. 311
Jews Out! - Pg. 316
Torrential Water - Pg. 327
The Letter - Pg. 338
Leaving - Pg. 355
Farewell Ellwangen, Germany, 1938 <Three Years Later> - Pg. 361
Epilogue Ellwangen, Germany, 2002 - Pg. 376
Glossary edit
- Brownshirts: The Uniforms of the SA (Sturmabteilung, storm troopers), originally founded to engage in street fighting; later a feared and notorious instrument of threat and intimidation as used by the National Socialist Party. The black uniforms referred to the SS, the Schutzstaffel, a defense unit, which became a kind of elite army separate from the regular Wehrmacht German army, and was feared for its power and brutality.
- Center Party: A democratic political party founded in 1870 in Germany, with close connections to the Roman Catholic Church.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Inge Barth-Grözinger (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: German
Publisher: Thienemann Verlag
Country: Germany
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0-7868-3880-9
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Thienemann Verlag
Country: Germany
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0-7868-3880-9
Page Count: 384
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