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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
A STORY OF WARTIME LIFE, LOVE, AND SERVICE
The children of immigrants, Abraham Abe Klapper and Lillian Schein were newlyweds expecting their first child when Abe was inducted into the U.S. Army and later served in an antiaircraft battalion. Between 1943 and 1945, the couple exchanged over 800 letters. In Love, Abe, author Bonnie Goldenberg draws from her parents’ voluminous correspondence to reveal the unique perspective of a first-generation American Jew sent to fight the Nazis in Germany.
While contending with the vicious anti-Semitism of the Nazi regime, Abe was no stranger to prejudice on the home front. An articulate observer, he shares his experiences during training stateside and his service overseas, including:
Celebrating Passover in Hitler’s Germany Joining the front line for Europe’s biggest antiaircraft battle at the bridge at Remagen Using his background in Yiddish to act as an interpreter with German civilians and POWs The elation of V-E Day and V-J Day Daily life in postwar occupied Germany Guarding the Ministerial Collecting Center as part of Operation Goldcup to recover documents scattered across Germany during the Allied bombing
In his letters, Abe poured out his love, hopes, and dreams for his wife and young daughter, and the future he was fighting for.
This is a story unique to them, but much of it was also shared by many Americans who served in World War II and their loved ones at home.
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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
A STORY OF WARTIME LIFE, LOVE, AND SERVICE
The children of immigrants, Abraham Abe Klapper and Lillian Schein were newlyweds expecting their first child when Abe was inducted into the U.S. Army and later served in an antiaircraft battalion. Between 1943 and 1945, the couple exchanged over 800 letters. In Love, Abe, author Bonnie Goldenberg draws from her parents’ voluminous correspondence to reveal the unique perspective of a first-generation American Jew sent to fight the Nazis in Germany.
While contending with the vicious anti-Semitism of the Nazi regime, Abe was no stranger to prejudice on the home front. An articulate observer, he shares his experiences during training stateside and his service overseas, including:
Celebrating Passover in Hitler’s Germany Joining the front line for Europe’s biggest antiaircraft battle at the bridge at Remagen Using his background in Yiddish to act as an interpreter with German civilians and POWs The elation of V-E Day and V-J Day Daily life in postwar occupied Germany Guarding the Ministerial Collecting Center as part of Operation Goldcup to recover documents scattered across Germany during the Allied bombing
In his letters, Abe poured out his love, hopes, and dreams for his wife and young daughter, and the future he was fighting for.
This is a story unique to them, but much of it was also shared by many Americans who served in World War II and their loved ones at home.