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The Lost Café Schindler

Autor Meriel Schindler
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 oct 2021

Observăm în The Lost Café Schindler o abordare riguroasă a memoriei, care începe nu cu o narațiune liniară, ci cu analiza fragmentelor materiale: fotografii și documente recuperate dintr-o cabană izolată după decesul lui Kurt Schindler. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care autoarea, Meriel Schindler, utilizează expertiza sa juridică pentru a demonta sau confirma miturile paterne — de la presupusa înrudire cu Franz Kafka până la legătura cu Oscar Schindler. Componenta practică a cărții rezidă în procesul de „detectiv istoric”, oferind un model de cercetare genealogică ce trece dincolo de anecdotal pentru a se ancora în arhivele din Austria, Italia și SUA. Subliniem importanța Café Schindler, un spațiu care servește drept lentilă pentru întreaga istorie a evreilor din Tirol. Fondată în 1922, cafeneaua a reprezentat centrul social al Innsbruck-ului înainte de a fi devastată în timpul Nopții de Cristal (Kristallnacht). Acest volum extinde cadrul propus de The Lost de Daniel Mendelsohn cu date noi din regiunea Tirolului și a Imperiului Austro-Ungar, oferind o perspectivă geografică și culturală distinctă. În timp ce Daniel Mendelsohn se concentrează pe dispariția rudelor sale, Meriel Schindler reconstruiește o întreagă infrastructură socială și comercială care a fost sistematic dezmembrată de regimul nazist. Structura narativă îmbină armonios biografia cu istoria politică, păstrând un ton precis și obiectiv, în ciuda subiectului profund personal. Volumul nu este doar o cronică a pierderii, ci și un studiu despre cum trauma transgenerațională este modelată de tăceri și exagerări. Este, în esență, o lucrare despre puterea restauratoare a scrisului și despre necesitatea de a confrunta adevărul istoric, oricât de fragmentat ar fi acesta.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780393881622
ISBN-10: 0393881628
Pagini: 432
Dimensiuni: 157 x 236 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.67 kg
Editura: W. W. Norton & Company

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte se adresează celor interesați de istoria central-europeană și de metodologiile cercetării genealogice. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă detaliată asupra vieții evreiești din Tirol, dincolo de marile centre urbane precum Viena. Este o recomandare solidă pentru pasionații de memorii istorice care caută o analiză lucidă, bazată pe dovezi, despre impactul Holocaustului asupra identității de familie și asupra patrimoniului cultural reprezentat de faimoasa Café Schindler.


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Meriel Schindler spent her adult life trying to keep her father, Kurt, at bay. But when he died in 2017, he left behind piles of Nazi-era documents related to her family's fate in Innsbruck, Austria, and a treasure trove of family albums reaching back to before World War I. Meriel was forced to confront not only their fractured relationship, but also the truth behind their family history.
The Lost Café Schindler re-creates the journey of an extraordinary family, whose relatives included the Jewish doctor who treated Hitler's mother when she was dying of breast cancer; the Kafka family; and Alma Schindler, the wife of Gustav Mahler. The narrative centers around the Café Schindler, the social hub of Innsbruck. Famous for its pastries, home-distilled liquors, live entertainment, and hospitality, the restaurant attracted Austrians from all walks of life. But as conditions became untenable for Jews in Austria during the Nazi era, the Schindlers were forced to leave, and their café was expropriated.
Meriel reconstructs the color and vibrancy of life in prewar Innsbruck against the majestic backdrop of the Austrian Alps, as well as the creeping menace and, finally, terror of the Nazi occupation. Ultimately, The Lost Café Schindler is a story of tragic loss-several relatives disappeared in Terezín and Auschwitz-but also one of reclamation and reconciliation. Beautifully written, it is an unforgettable portrait of an era and a testament to the pull of family history on future generations.

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'Rigorously researched, The Lost Café Schindler successfully weaves together a compelling and at times deeply moving memoir and family history that also chronicles the wider story of the Jews of the Austro-Hungarian Empire... It distinguishes itself through its combination of mystery and reconciliation.' -- The Times T2

'In tilling the past Meriel has uncovered the most fascinating - and devastating - family history. The Lost Cafe Schindler is not just a genealogical exploration, though; it sets out the wider experiences of the Jewish population of the Austro-Hungarian empire, weaving in the story of how antisemitism took root' -- Sunday Times

'An impressively researched account of Jewish life in the Tyrol up to and during the Second World War' -- Evening Standard


'An extraordinary story - so cadenced and so moving.' -- Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes

'An extraordinary and compelling book of reckonings - a journey across a long, complex and deeply painful arc of history, grippingly told - a wonderful melding of the personal and the political, the family and the historical.' -- Philippe Sands, author of East West Street

'Lingering tastes and luscious aromas permeate Meriel Schindler's affecting 'The Lost Café Schindler'' -- Wall Street Journal

'A significant benefit for family historians is that her reading, sources and resources offer guidance that others might follow and use in their own research.' Who Do You Think You Are?

'A well-researched account.' -- The Observer

By reconstructing - through letters, photos and archival documents - the specific experiences of her family, Meriel articulates a revealing, often heart-breaking insider's perspective that illuminates the broader narrative.' -- Irish Examiner

'The scale of the crimes committed during these years can never be fully comprehended, but through tales like these they become relatable and the sense of loss, shared.' -- Press Association

'Compelling and beautifully written... a remarkable and inspiring story that attests to the strength and compassion of the human spirit in overcoming the tragedy of persecution... Fascinating family history.' - Daily Express

'Schindler builds her story patiently, tracking her own journey in unravelling it' - i

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Kurt Schindler was an impossible man. His daughter Meriel spent her adult life trying to keep him at bay. Kurt had made extravagant claims about their family history. Were they really related to Franz Kafka and Oscar Schindler, of Schindler's List fame? Or Hitler's Jewish doctor - Dr Bloch? What really happened on Kristallnacht, the night that Nazis beat Kurt's father half to death and ransacked the family home?

When Kurt died in 2017, Meriel felt compelled to resolve her mixed feelings about him, and to solve the mysteries he had left behind.

Starting with photos and papers found in Kurt's isolated cottage, Meriel embarked on a journey of discovery taking her to Austria, Italy and the USA. She reconnected family members scattered by feuding and war. She pieced together an extraordinary story taking in two centuries, two world wars and a family business: the famous Café Schindler. Launched in 1922 as an antidote to the horrors of the First World War, this grand café became the whirling social centre of Innsbruck. And then the Nazis arrived.

Through the story of the Café Schindler and the threads that spool out from it, this moving book weaves together memoir, family history and an untold story of the Jews of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It explores the restorative power of writing, and offers readers a profound reflection on memory, truth, trauma and the importance of cake.

Recenzii

An extraordinary and compelling book of reckonings - a journey across a long, complex and deeply painful arc of history, grippingly told - a wonderful melding of the personal and the political, the family and the historical.
An extraordinary, cadenced and moving story. I felt gripped by Meriel Schindler's uncovering of her father's story and by her tenacity and courage in telling it so openly.
'Enthralling memoir... ideal for anyone who loved The Hare with Amber Eyes.'
'An absorbing memoir... told with forensic detail.'
'Written by a leading employment lawyer, this is a remarkable journey to uncover the truth behind the stories... It is a historical detective story uncovering family history. I cannot recommend it too highly.'