Contents
Maps xi
Preface xiii
Introduction 1 part i. the journey through france, 1933–1943
chapter one Jewish Immigrants and Political Refugees in France, 1933–1939: Jacques and Paulette Samson, Lya Haberman, William Blye, and Charles Roman 13
chapter two Jewish Immigrants and Political Refugees in Belgium and Luxembourg before the War: Menahem Marienberg, Miriam Löwenwirth, Sigi Hart, Boris Carmeli, and Walter Marx 22
chapter three Flight to Southern France, May and June 1940: Sigi Hart, Menahem Marienberg, Boris Carmeli, Miriam Löwenwirth, Lya Haberman, and Walter Marx 31
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chapter four Jewish Refugees in the Unoccupied Zone, May 1940–August 1942: Sigi Hart, Charles Roman, Menahem Marienberg, Walter Marx, Miriam Löwenwirth, and Boris Carmeli 40
chapter five Arrests in the Occupied Zone, 1941–1942: Jacques and Paulette Samson 51
chapter six Arrests in the Unoccupied Zone, August 1942: William Blye, Charles Roman, and Menahem Marienberg 58
chapter seven Narrow Escapes and Subsequent Arrests in the Unoccupied Zone, August–November 1942: Miriam Löwenwirth, Boris Carmeli, Sigi Hart, Charles Roman, and Walter Marx 70 part ii. shared experiences
chapter eight Saint-Martin-Vésubie, November 1942–September 1943 85
chapter nine Crossing the Alps after September 8, 1943 102
chapter ten Those Who Stayed Behind 112
chapter eleven The First Week in Italy, September 11–17, 1943 119
chapter twelve The Roundup in Valdieri and Borgo San Dalmazzo, September 18, 1943 125 contents ix part iii. deportation from and survival in italy, september 1943 to the liberation
chapter thirteen Deportation from Borgo San Dalmazzo: The Marx and Marienberg Families and Boris Carmeli 135
chapter fourteen Hiding in the Province of Cuneo: William Blye, Charles Roman, Walter Marx, and Menahem Marienberg 142
chapter fifteen Resistance: Walter Marx and William Blye 150
chapter sixteen Traveling to and Hiding in Florence, September and October 1943: Miriam Löwenwirth, Sigi Hart, and Lya Haberman 157
chapter seventeen Arrests and Narrow Escapes in Florence, November 1943: Sigi Hart, Miriam Löwenwirth, and Lya Haberman 165
chapter eighteen Traveling to and Hiding in Rome, January–June 1944: Charles Roman and Jacques Samson 176
chapter nineteen Auschwitz: Sigi Hart and Boris Carmeli 183 part iv. aftermath
chapter twenty After the War: Jacques and Paulette Samson, Charles Roman, Lya Haberman, and Miriam Löwenwirth 191
chapter twenty-one After the War: William Blye, Walter Marx, Menahem Marienberg, Sigi Hart, and Boris Carmeli 197 x contents chapter twenty-two Journeys Back 209
Conclusion 218
Principal Witnesses 227
Abbreviations 231
Notes 233
Index 273
Illustrations follow page 124