Publisher's Synopsis
In extensive and probing interviews, Ruth Wolman has succeeded in penetrating a treasure trove of deep-seated feelings and recollections that should not be forgotten or ignored. Dr. Max Vorspan, University of Judaism "Crossing Over" tells the story of a group of Austrian and German Jews who fled their homelands for America between 1938 and 1941, during Hitler's rise to power and before the implementation of the final solution. These men and women, who settled in Los Angeles, over the course of half a century became an extended family, or "Gruppe" . This book is a unique examination of the support groups immigrants establish to help them through the transition to a new society, as well as a rich collection of tales of people who lived through the persecution and fear in pre-World War II Europe.
