Mendelssohn is on the Roof - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mendelssohn is on the Roof write by Jiří Weil. This book was released on 1998. Mendelssohn is on the Roof available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Julius Schlesinger, aspiring SS officer, has received orders to remove from the roof of Prague's concert hall the statue of the Jewish composer Felix Mendelssohn. But which of the figures adorning the roof is the Jew? Remembering his course on racial science, Schlesinger instructs his men to pull down the statue with the biggest nose. Only as the statue they have carefully chosen begins to topple does he recognize that it is not Mendelssohn; it is Richard Wagner. Thus begins a story of disarming simplicity that traces the transformation of ordinary lives in Nazi-occupied Prague. Death abetted by the petty malevolence of Nazi functionaries wins all the battles but ultimately loses the war, defeated by the fragile flowering of courage and defiance.
Life with a Star
Life with a Star - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Life with a Star write by Jiří Weil. This book was released on 1998. Life with a Star available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Set during the Nazi occupation of Prague, Life with a Star records the day-to-day life of Josef Roubicek, an ex-bank clerk, who discovers that the prosaic world he has always inhabited is suddenly off-limits to him because he is a Jew. "One of the most powerful works to emerge from the Holocaust; it is a fierce and necessary work of art".--The New York Times.
The Exhibitionist
The Exhibitionist - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Exhibitionist write by Charlotte Mendelson. This book was released on 2023-07-04. The Exhibitionist available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. THE TIMES (UK) NOVEL OF THE YEAR Named A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by the Guardian, the Telegraph, and the Sunday Times (UK) Charlotte Mendelson's The Exhibitionist is a "furiously funny" novel (Sunday Express, UK) about a marriage between two artists, Lucia and Ray, which begins to unravel over the course of one weekend. Meet the Hanrahan family, gathering for a momentous weekend as famous artist and notorious egoist Ray Hanrahan prepares for a new exhibition of his art–the first in many decades–and one he is sure will burnish his reputation for good. His three children will be there: eldest daughter Leah, always her father’s biggest champion; son Patrick, who has finally decided to strike out on his own; and daughter Jess, the youngest, who has her own momentous decision to make. And what of Lucia, Ray’s steadfast and selfless wife? She is an artist, too, but has always had to put her roles as wife and mother first. What will happen if she decides to change? For Lucia is hiding secrets of her own, and as the weekend unfolds and the exhibition approaches, she must finally make a choice about which desires to follow. The Exhibitionist is the latest, extraordinary novel from Charlotte Mendelson, a dazzling exploration of art, sacrifice, toxic family politics, queer desire, and personal freedom.
The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe
The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe write by Eli Valley. This book was released on 1999. The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe: A Travel Guide and Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Cracow, and Budapest is the most comprehensive guidebook covering all aspects of Jewish history and contemporary life in Prague, Warsaw, Cracow, and Budapest. This remarkable book includes detailed histories of the Jews in these cities, walking tours of Jewish districts past and present, intensive descriptions of Jewish sites, fascinating accounts of local Jewish legend and lore, and practical information for Jewish travelers to the region.
Meet the Great Composers, Bk 1
Meet the Great Composers, Bk 1 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Meet the Great Composers, Bk 1 write by Maurice Hinson. This book was released on 1996-04. Meet the Great Composers, Bk 1 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Contains information on 17 composers who range from the Baroque period to the Contemporary period. Book contains a picture with relevant facts and suggested listening, a brief biography, a study of his music (or time he lived) and a question and answer page for each composer. The accompanying CD includes the suggested listening for each composer; the activity sheets contain the picture with facts and question and answer page for each composer in a reproducible format.
