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INTRODUCTION PART I GERMANY I'M HOME ISACK ETTLINGER, VATER AND OPA SOPHIE WEIL, MUTTI AND OMA KARLSRUHE & ITS JEWS WORLD WAR I FAMILY CHANGES MODERN GERMANY A BEER & PRETZELS, JANUARY 31, 1933 WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE? A WALK CHRISTMAS 1930 THE SEPARATION THE DIVORCE 1934 THE STOLEN APPLE HEINRICH WEIL AUGUST 9, 1936 KRYSTALLNACHT “THE NIGHT OF THE BROKEN GLASS” NOVEMBER 9 & 10, 1938 SARAH AND ISRAEL THE CONVERSATION THE KNOCK ON THE DOOR THE BAHNHOF LEAVING KARLSRUHE THE TRAIN RIDE OLORON-SAINTE-MARIE LEAVING OLORON-SAINTE MARIE

PART II FRANCE CAMP DE GURS THE SECOND SEPARATION ILOT K- BARRACK 3 THE FIRST MORNING DEATH OCTOBER 31, 1940 JOHANNA THE OFFER DECEMBER 4, 1940 THE FUNERAL DESPAIR A SECOND OFFER ADIEU CAMP DE GURS, ADIEU OUR MAMMAS, ADIEU OUR PAPPAS LA MASION DES PUPILLES THE FIRST DAY IN ASPET ALICE RESCH FIRST MORING FOR ALICE KURT AND ALICE GOOD-BYE ANGEL OF ASPET THE FINAL OFFER AMERICA? ILSE AND ALICE APRIL 13, 1942 NEW YORK A CAR RIDE - JUNE 4, 1942 ESCAPE TO MARSEILLE MARSEILLE GREETINGS IMERETHIE II ISACK AND ILSE N-Y-A-S-S-A

PART III AMERICA BALTIMORE PLEASANTVILLE THE INTERVIEW GOOD-BYE THE SELLING OF KURT AUGUST 6, 1942 - CAMP DE GURS HUMBOLDT PARK DRANCY & “PITCHIPOI” AMERICA, HERBERT & FAITH OCTOBER 1, 1942 JCB REPORT JANUARY 29, 1943 MARCH 28, 1942 WHO AM I HAPPY BIRTHDAY THE DIVE THE FUNERAL THE MEETING BELLE AND WAG KURT, BELL & WAG FRANCIS W. PARKER SCHOOL RABBI SOLOMON GOLDMAN THE BAR MITZVAH MISS FRANK OCTOBER 1, 1944 THEY ARE ALL DEAD THE SECOND KNOCK ON THE DOOR THE HEART ATTACK THE LETTER THE NEW YEAR-1947 THE JEWISH-CHILDREN’S BUREAU AND THE SPECIAL MEETING THE JUDGES IN CHAMBERS GERMAN PANCAKES AL JOLSEN EPILOGUE