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The Mascot

by Kurzem, Mark

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  • Hardcover
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ISBN 10
1846040361
ISBN 13
9781846040368
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London: Rider, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 1st printing. 8vo. Pp xii + 340 + 16pp b&w photographs. Black cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. A clean, unmarked copy in a tight binding and unclipped dust jacket.

Synopsis

The ?spellbinding? ( The New York Times ) true story of a Jewish boy who became the darling of the Nazis When a Nazi death squad massacred his mother and fellow villagers, five-year-old Alex Kurzem escaped, hiding in the freezing Russian forest until he was picked up by a group of Latvian SS soldiers. Alex was able to hide his Jewish identity and win over the soldiers, becoming their mascot and an honorary ?corporal? in the SS with his own uniform. But what began as a desperate bid for survival became a performance that delighted the highest ranks of the Nazi elite. And so a young Jewish boy ended up starring in a Nazi propaganda film. After sixty-three years of silence, Alex revealed his terrible secret to his son Mark. With his son?s help, Alex retraced his past in search of answers and vindication. His story is at once a terrifying account of survival and its psychological cost as well as a brutally honest examination of identity, complicity, and memory.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Mascot
Author
Kurzem, Mark
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
near fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
ISBN 10
1846040361
ISBN 13
9781846040368
Publisher
Rider
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2007
Keywords
2nd world war; Jewry;
Bookseller catalogs
History;

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