Inheritance : Love, Loss, and the Legacy of the Holocaust (Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights)

Scheidt, Charlie/ Waller, James (FRW)

Rutgers University Press（2026/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 252 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781978846746

Full Description

After his mother's death, Charlie Scheidt discovered a trove of historic documents that set him on a decade-long journey to uncover his family's hidden past during the Holocaust. Joined by Kat Rohrer, the granddaughter of a Nazi officer, Scheidt embarked on a quest to trace his family's harrowing efforts to escape from Nazi-occupied Europe. As they investigated, they uncovered stories of survival and loss. Their journey takes them across generations and continents, revealing a legacy of love, loss, and resilience. Grappling with questions about the long-lasting effects of inherited trauma, the book asks whether it is possible to break free of a familial cycle. This memoir, rooted in his family's escape and the lasting trauma that followed, is a powerful reflection on history's enduring scars, the importance of remembrance, and healing across generations.

Contents

Foreword
Family Tree
Prologue
Chapter 1—The Armoire
Chapter 2—Jewish and German: The Scheidts
Chapter 3—Germans Who Happened to be Jewish: The Ballins
Chapter 4—An Imperfect Reprieve
Chapter 5—Rubble and Embers
Chapter 6—A Fateful Miscalculation
Chapter 7—"Mein Lieber Bruder"
Chapter 8—"The End of Everything"
Chapter 9—"Caught in a Mousetrap on a Powder Keg"
Chapter 10— Nowhere To Turn, No One to Trust
Chapter 11—A Fragile Silence
Chapter 12—Making Sense of the Present
In Memoriam
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Notes
Sources
Index