| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 507 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Illustrations; Maps; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 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 |
| Summary |
In this lyrical memoir, 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 20th century |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the Italian |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Segre, Augusto.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Italy -- Personal narratives.
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Jewish scholars -- Italy -- Rome -- Biography.
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Jews -- Italy -- Rome -- Biography.
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Rome (Italy) -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Personal narratives.
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Autobiographies.
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Personal narratives.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
080321863X (electronic bk.) |
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9780803218635 (electronic bk.) |
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(Cloth) |
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(cloth ; alk. paper) |
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