Description This book gives a voice to the descendants of Jewish Holocaust survivors who have chosen to restore their German citizenship.
Dena, a New Hampshire retiree, feels at home in Germany the moment the vineyards across the Rhine come into her view.
Maya, a journalist for Deutsche Welle, pursued German citizenship to boost her career in Berlin.
And Yermi, an Israeli writer, has a response for people who question his decision to live in the country that murdered his relatives.
They each have different reasons for doing so, but they all reclaimed something that was taken from their families.
About the Author Donna Swarthout was born in New Jersey to German Jewish parents from Frankfurt and Hamburg.
She holds a Master's degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley and has twenty years of experience teaching at universities in the U.
and Germany.
In 2010 she moved to Berlin from Bozeman, Montana with her husband and three children.
She is the author of numerous publications and the blog Full Circle about her return to Germany.
Pippa Goldschmidt is a writer based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
She used to be an astronomer and much of her work is inspired by science.
She's the author of the novel The Falling Sky and the short story collection The Need for Better Regulation of Outer Space.
Her work has been on BBC Radio 4 and published in a variety of places including the Scottish Review of Books, The Times Literary Supplement, and The New York Times.
Maya Shwayder is a journalist originally from Detroit.
After graduating from Harvard and Columbia Journalism School, she now lives in Berlin working for an international TV broadcaster as an anchor and a correspondent.
As a journalist, she has covered topics ranging from LGBT civil rights to the United Nations and the U.
health care crisis.
Rabbi Kevin Hale is a Sofer (Torah scribe) engaged in the writing, restoration and appraisal of Torah scrolls and related Judaica based in Massachusetts.
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Berlinica A place they called home: reclaiming citizenship. stories of a new jewish return to germany, hardcover/donna swarthout
