emigration and Kristallnacht

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"Carl Laemmle and Sophie N." is a text on history from the view point of a witness. Kristallnacht was the highlight of Nazi terror in Germany in the 1930 ies. Kristallnacht was the cesura in Sophies life. The reader will be drawn into contemporary history, because the historical facts are told in a personally illuminating and emotionally touching way. Dont expect any tutorial! But there are passages arousing interest for further questions and discussions on contemporary history and ethics.

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Up until 1938, the inn Zum Ochsen was the cultural center of the small Southern-German city of Laupheim. Carl Laemmle, the successful founder of Universal Studios, was a welcomed guest at the Ochsen in the 1920s. The author personally met Sophie Nördlinger, the former boss of the Ochsen, in New York in 1989. a historical witness. Mrs. Nördlinger had a lot to tell usincluding her most bitter experience: the events of the Night of Broken Glass on November 9th, the 1938It was Carl Laemmle, the Hollywood pioneer, who gave her the courage to live though her emigration and to build herself a new life.

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