Gertruda's Oath

2010-08-03 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Ram Oren
Release : 2010-08-03
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Download or read book Gertruda's Oath written by Ram Oren. This book was released on 2010-08-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trapped in the horrors of World War II, a woman and a child embark on a journey of survival in this page-turning true story that recalls the power and the poignancy of Schindler’s List. Michael Stolowitzky, the only son of a wealthy Jewish family in Poland, was just three years old when war broke out and the family lost everything. His father, desperate to settle his business affairs, travels to France, leaving Michael in the care of his mother and Gertruda Bablinska, a Catholic nanny devoted to the family. When Michael's mother has a stroke, Gertruda promises the dying woman that she will make her way to Palestine and raise him as her own son. Written with the invaluable assistance of Michael, now seventy-two and living in New York City, GERTRUDA’S OATH re-creates Michael and Gertruda’s amazing journey. Gripping vignettes bring to life the people who helped ensure their survival, including SS officer Karl Rink, who made it his mission to save Jews after his own Jewish wife was murdered; Rink’s daughter, Helga, who escaped to a kibbutz, where she lived until her recent death; and the Jewish physician Dr. Berman, who aided Michael and Gertruda through the worst of times. GERTRUDA’S OATH is a story of extraordinary courage and moral strength in the face of horrific events. Like Schindler’s List, it transcends history and religion to reveal the compassion and hope that miraculously thrives in a world immersed in war without end.

Friendship, Love, and Brotherhood in Medieval Northern Europe, c. 1000-1200

2019-05-15 History

Author : Lars Hermanson
Release : 2019-05-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 210/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Friendship, Love, and Brotherhood in Medieval Northern Europe, c. 1000-1200 written by Lars Hermanson. This book was released on 2019-05-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Lars Hermanson discusses how religious beliefs and norms steered attitudes to friendship and love, and how these ways of thinking also affected people’s social identity and political action behaviour in medieval Northern Europe, c. 1000-1200.

Premodern Beliefs and Witch Trials in a Swedish Province, 1669-1672

2022-07-30 History

Author : Göran Malmstedt
Release : 2022-07-30
Genre : History
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Download or read book Premodern Beliefs and Witch Trials in a Swedish Province, 1669-1672 written by Göran Malmstedt. This book was released on 2022-07-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the worldview and perceptions of reality that formed the setting for the witch trials held in the Swedish province of Bohuslän in 1669-1672. The first part of the book explores the conduct of the trials and provides, among other things, an analysis of the defendants and of the various accusations from neighbours and the court. The following parts analyse the perceptions of reality found in the statements made in court by witnesses and the accused. The topics addressed include the relationship between dreams and reality, belief in shape-shifting, the power of words, emotions, and magically charged matters, as well as perceptions of God and the Devil. The beliefs that surfaced during the trials were part of a general mentality that characterised people’s perception of the world, both before and after the trials. As the records from the prolonged cross-examinations of the accused are unusually detailed, the defendant’s statements, together with accusations, testimonies, and the courts’ questions, provides a unique insight into premodern worldviews.

Ludwig Prandtl

2019-02-25 Science

Author : Michael Eckert
Release : 2019-02-25
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 635/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Ludwig Prandtl written by Michael Eckert. This book was released on 2019-02-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive biography of Ludwig Prandtl (1875-1953), the father of modern aerodynamics. His name is associated most famously with the boundary layer concept, but also with several other topics in 20th century fluid mechanics, particularly turbulence (Prandtl's mixing length). Among his disciples are pioneers of modern fluid mechanics such as Heinrich Blasius, Theodore von Kármán and Walter Tollmien. Furthermore, Prandtl founded the Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt (AVA) and the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Strömungsforschung in Göttingen, both of them seeds for the growth of fluid mechanics in Germany. Yet Prandtl was also a representative of aeronautical research - from Imperial Germany via the Weimar Republic to the "Third Reich". Although not a party member, he assumed the role of a goodwill ambassador for Nazi Germany. This objective treatment of his career will be of interest to all scientists and historians wanting to learn more about Prandtl's influence and the early development of fluid- and aerodynamics.

Woman Under Monasticism

1896 Religion

Author : Lina Eckenstein
Release : 1896
Genre : Religion
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Download or read book Woman Under Monasticism written by Lina Eckenstein. This book was released on 1896. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ch. 1 Introduction\Section 1: The Borderland Heathendom and Christianity\Section 2: The Tribal goddess as a Christian Saint\Section 3: Further Peculiarities of this Type of Saint\Ch. 2 Covents Among the Franks, A.D. 550-650\Section 1: At the Franish Invasion\Section 2: St. Radegund and the Nunnery at Poitiers\Section 3: The Revolt of the Nuns at Poitiers, Covent Life in the North\Ch. 3 Convents Among the Anglo-Saxon, A.D. 630-730\Section 1: Early Houses of Kent\Section 2: The Monastery at Whitby\Section 3: Ely and the Influence of Bishop Wilfrith\Section 4: Houses in Mercia and in the South\Ch. 4 Anglo-Saxon Nuns in Connection with Boniface\Section 1 : The Women Corresponding with Boniface\Section 2: Anglo-Saxon Nuns Abroad\Ch. 5 Convents in Saxon Lands Between A.D. 800-1000\Section 1: Women's Convents in Saxony\Section 2: Early History of Gandersheim\Section 3: The Nun Hrotsvith and her Writings.\Ch. 6 The Monastic Revival of the Middle Ages\Section 1: The New Monastic Orders\Section 2: Benedictine Convents in the Twelfth Century\Section 3: The Order of St. Gilbert of Sempringham\Ch. 7 Art Industries in the Nunery\Section 1: Art industires Generaly\Section 2: Herrad and the Garden of Delights\Ch. 8 Prophecy and Philanthropy\Section 1. St. Hildegard of Bingen and St. Elisabeth of Schonau\Section 2: Charity and Philanthropy\Ch. 9 Early Mystic Literature\Section 1: Mystic Writings for Women in England\Section 2: The convent of Helfta and its Literay Nuns.\Ch. 10 Some Aspects of the Convent in England During the Later Middle Ages\Section 1: The External Relations of the Convent\Section 2: The Internal Arrangements of the Convent\Section 3: the Foundation and Internal Arrangements of Sion\Ch. 11 Monastic Reform Previous to the Reformation\Section 1: Visitations of Nunneries in England\Section 2: Reforms in Germany\Ch. 12 The dissolution\Section 1: The Dissolution in England\Section 2: The Memoir of Charitas Pirckheimer\Conclusion.

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