{"product_id":"class-of-31-a-german-jewish-emigres-journey-across-defeated-germany-paperback","title":"Class of '31: A German-Jewish Émigré's Journey Across Defeated Germany - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Jessel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Crim\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Neufeld\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClass of '31\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully written memoir from Walter Jessel, a German Jew determined to answer the question that haunted him since emigrating to the United States in 1938: \"Would the people of other nations, if they were placed in the same position as the German during the Hitler regime, behave in the same manner?\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1913 in Frankfurt, Jessel led an extraordinary twentieth-century life on three continents. In 1945, Jessel returned to Germany as an American soldier and sought out his former classmates, hoping to understand how they survived, or thrived, in Nazi Germany. Incredibly personal and honest, \u003ci\u003eClass of '31\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable primary source for anyone interested in the history of German Jews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian E. Crim \u003c\/b\u003eis the John M. Turner Distinguished Chair in the Humanities and Associate Professor History at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is author of \u003ci\u003eAntisemitism in the German Military Community and the Jewish Response, 1914-1938\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eOur Germans: Project Paperclip and the National Security State\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53463119233331,"sku":"9781618116505","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/class-of-31-a-german-jewish-emigres-journey-across-defeated-germany-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}