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The art of resistance : my four years in the French underground : a memoir, Justus Rosenberg

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"In 1937, as the Nazis gained control and anti-Semitism spread in the Free City of Danzig, a majority German city on the Baltic Sea, sixteen-year-old Justus Rosenberg was sent to Paris to finish his education in safety. Three years later, France fell to the Germans. Alone and in danger, penniless, and cut off from contact with his family in Poland, Justus fled south. A chance meeting led him to Varian Fry, an American journalist in Marseille helping thousands of men and women, including many artists and intellectuals--among them Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst--escape the Nazis. With his German background, understanding of French culture, and fluency in several languages, including English, Justus became an invaluable member of Fry's refugee network as a spy and scout. The spry blond who looked even younger than his age flourished in the underground, handling counterfeit documents, secret passwords, black market currency, surveying escape routes, and dealing with avaricious gangsters. But when Fry was eventually forced to leave France, Gussie, as he was affectionately known, could not get out. For the next four years, Justus relied on his wits and skills to escape captivity, survive several close calls with death, and continue his fight against the Nazis, working with the French Resistance and later, becoming attached with the United States Army. At the war's end, Justus emigrated to America, and built a new life. Justus' story is a powerful saga of bravery, daring, adventure, and survival with the soul of a spy thriller. Reflecting on his past, Justus sees his life as a confluence of circumstances. As he writes, 'I survived the war through a rare combination of good fortune, resourcefulness, optimism, and, most important, the kindness of many good people.'" -- Publisher's description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
ix, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Note
Includes index
Contents
  • The free city of Danzig (1921-1937)
  • A pogrom German-style (spring 1937)
  • Preparing to leave Danzig (summer 1937)
  • At the station (September 1937)
  • Berlin (September 2-12, 1937)
  • Paris (September 1937-September 3, 1939)
  • "The phony war" (Paris, September 1939-June 1940)
  • The debacle (Paris and Bayonne, June 1940)
  • Toulouse (June and July 1940)
  • To Marseille, in Marseille (August-September 1940)
  • Over the Pyrenees (September 11-13, 1940)
  • Walter Benjamin (late September 1940)
  • Villa Air-Bel (November 1940-February 1941)
  • Mafia (February-June 1941)
  • Chagall (Spring 1941)
  • Max and Peggy depart (July 1941)
  • The expulsion of Fry; my mountain climbing adventure (August-December 1941)
  • Grenoble (December 1941-August 26, 1942)
  • Internment (August 27-29, 1942)
  • Escape (September 6, 1942)
  • Underground intelligence at Montmeyran (autumn 1942-March 1943)
  • Manna from the skies (November 1943-May 1944)
  • Last days on the farm (June 1944)
  • Becoming a guerrilla (June 1944)
  • Haute cuisine in the camp (June-July 1944)
  • The ambush (July 1944)
  • The 636th tank destroyer battalion (August-October 1944)
  • The Teller mine incident (October 11, 1944)
  • Homecoming to Paris (December 1944-February 15, 1945)
  • Granville (February 15-March 8, 1945)
  • Unrra (April 1945-October 1945)
  • To America (October 1945-July 1946)
  • Epilogue: what happened to
Isbn
9780062742193
Instance
Label
The art of resistance : my four years in the French underground : a memoir
Title
The art of resistance
Title remainder
my four years in the French underground : a memoir
Statement of responsibility
Justus Rosenberg
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Author
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In 1937, as the Nazis gained control and anti-Semitism spread in the Free City of Danzig, a majority German city on the Baltic Sea, sixteen-year-old Justus Rosenberg was sent to Paris to finish his education in safety. Three years later, France fell to the Germans. Alone and in danger, penniless, and cut off from contact with his family in Poland, Justus fled south. A chance meeting led him to Varian Fry, an American journalist in Marseille helping thousands of men and women, including many artists and intellectuals--among them Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst--escape the Nazis. With his German background, understanding of French culture, and fluency in several languages, including English, Justus became an invaluable member of Fry's refugee network as a spy and scout. The spry blond who looked even younger than his age flourished in the underground, handling counterfeit documents, secret passwords, black market currency, surveying escape routes, and dealing with avaricious gangsters. But when Fry was eventually forced to leave France, Gussie, as he was affectionately known, could not get out. For the next four years, Justus relied on his wits and skills to escape captivity, survive several close calls with death, and continue his fight against the Nazis, working with the French Resistance and later, becoming attached with the United States Army. At the war's end, Justus emigrated to America, and built a new life. Justus' story is a powerful saga of bravery, daring, adventure, and survival with the soul of a spy thriller. Reflecting on his past, Justus sees his life as a confluence of circumstances. As he writes, 'I survived the war through a rare combination of good fortune, resourcefulness, optimism, and, most important, the kindness of many good people.'" -- Publisher's description
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
TOH
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1921-2021
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Rosenberg, Justus
Dewey number
940.53/18092
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • portraits
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
D802.F8
LC item number
R5925 2020
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Rosenberg, Justus
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Guerrillas
  • Jews, German
  • Jews
  • Holocaust survivors
  • Fry, Varian
  • Bard College
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Label
The art of resistance : my four years in the French underground : a memoir, Justus Rosenberg
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Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
  • volume
  • volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
  • rdacarrier
  • rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The free city of Danzig (1921-1937) -- A pogrom German-style (spring 1937) -- Preparing to leave Danzig (summer 1937) -- At the station (September 1937) -- Berlin (September 2-12, 1937) -- Paris (September 1937-September 3, 1939) -- "The phony war" (Paris, September 1939-June 1940) -- The debacle (Paris and Bayonne, June 1940) -- Toulouse (June and July 1940) -- To Marseille, in Marseille (August-September 1940) -- Over the Pyrenees (September 11-13, 1940) -- Walter Benjamin (late September 1940) -- Villa Air-Bel (November 1940-February 1941) -- Mafia (February-June 1941) -- Chagall (Spring 1941) -- Max and Peggy depart (July 1941) -- The expulsion of Fry; my mountain climbing adventure (August-December 1941) -- Grenoble (December 1941-August 26, 1942) -- Internment (August 27-29, 1942) -- Escape (September 6, 1942) -- Underground intelligence at Montmeyran (autumn 1942-March 1943) -- Manna from the skies (November 1943-May 1944) -- Last days on the farm (June 1944) -- Becoming a guerrilla (June 1944) -- Haute cuisine in the camp (June-July 1944) -- The ambush (July 1944) -- The 636th tank destroyer battalion (August-October 1944) -- The Teller mine incident (October 11, 1944) -- Homecoming to Paris (December 1944-February 15, 1945) -- Granville (February 15-March 8, 1945) -- Unrra (April 1945-October 1945) -- To America (October 1945-July 1946) -- Epilogue: what happened to
Control code
on1129191426
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
ix, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780062742193
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations, maps, portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)1129191426
Label
The art of resistance : my four years in the French underground : a memoir, Justus Rosenberg
Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
  • volume
  • volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
  • rdacarrier
  • rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The free city of Danzig (1921-1937) -- A pogrom German-style (spring 1937) -- Preparing to leave Danzig (summer 1937) -- At the station (September 1937) -- Berlin (September 2-12, 1937) -- Paris (September 1937-September 3, 1939) -- "The phony war" (Paris, September 1939-June 1940) -- The debacle (Paris and Bayonne, June 1940) -- Toulouse (June and July 1940) -- To Marseille, in Marseille (August-September 1940) -- Over the Pyrenees (September 11-13, 1940) -- Walter Benjamin (late September 1940) -- Villa Air-Bel (November 1940-February 1941) -- Mafia (February-June 1941) -- Chagall (Spring 1941) -- Max and Peggy depart (July 1941) -- The expulsion of Fry; my mountain climbing adventure (August-December 1941) -- Grenoble (December 1941-August 26, 1942) -- Internment (August 27-29, 1942) -- Escape (September 6, 1942) -- Underground intelligence at Montmeyran (autumn 1942-March 1943) -- Manna from the skies (November 1943-May 1944) -- Last days on the farm (June 1944) -- Becoming a guerrilla (June 1944) -- Haute cuisine in the camp (June-July 1944) -- The ambush (July 1944) -- The 636th tank destroyer battalion (August-October 1944) -- The Teller mine incident (October 11, 1944) -- Homecoming to Paris (December 1944-February 15, 1945) -- Granville (February 15-March 8, 1945) -- Unrra (April 1945-October 1945) -- To America (October 1945-July 1946) -- Epilogue: what happened to
Control code
on1129191426
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
ix, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780062742193
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations, maps, portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)1129191426

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