Escaping Extermination : Hungarian Prodigy to American Musician, Feminist, and Activist /

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"Written shortly after the close of World War II, Escaping Extermination tells the poignant story of war, survival, and rebirth for a young, already acclaimed, Jewish Hungarian concert pianist, Agi Jambor. From the hell that was the siege of Budapest to a fresh start in America. Agi Jambor desc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jambor, Agi, 1909-1997 (Author)
Other Authors: Pinter, Frances, 1950- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jambor, Agi, > 1909-1997.
Jews > Persecutions > Hungary > History > 20th century.
Jewish musicians > Hungary > Biography.
Pianists > Hungary > Biography.
Autobiographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Peaceful waters turn choppy
  • Living from hand to mouth
  • Fate closing in
  • The iron fist closes
  • Life in a yellow-star house
  • Close to insanity
  • A remarkable Gestapo officer
  • A brief, failed armistice
  • Sweden to the rescue
  • Budapest under siege
  • Down to the lowest depths
  • Freed in Buda, desperate trek to Pest
  • A peace worse than the war
  • Friends in the North
  • At last, safe in America
  • A final resting place.

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