Eva & Otto resistance, refugees, and love in the time of Hitler
"Eva and Otto is a true story about German opposition and resistance to Hitler as revealed through the early lives of Eva Lewinski Pfister (1910-1991) and Otto Pfister (1900-1985). It is an intimate and epic account of two Germans-Eva born Jewish, Otto born Catholic-who worked with a little-kno...
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West Lafayette, Indiana
Purdue University Press
[2020], 2019
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Part I. Eva's Path to 28 Boulevard Poissonnière
- Childhood in Goldap (1910-26)
- Study in France and at the Walkemühle (1926-32)
- Anti-Nazi Work in Germany (1932-33)
- Early Years in Exile in Paris (1933-35)
- Part II. Otto's Path to 28 Boulevard Poissonnière
- Childhood in Munich (1900-20)
- "Education" in Italy and France (1920-35)
- Part III. Resistance and Love in Paris: 1935-
- Anti-Nazi Work in Paris
- War Begins: Internment, Sabotage and Love
- Part IV. German Invasion on May 9, 1940: Eva and Otto Forced on Separate Paths
- Eva's Internment at Vélodrome d'Hiver and Camp de Gurs
- Eva's Refuge in Castagnède, Montauban and Marseille
- Otto's Capture and Imprisonment by the Nazis
- Otto's Return to Paris and Flight to Montauban
- Eva's Escape over the Pyrénées and Unexpected Delay in Lisbon
- Eva's Voyage from Lisbon to New York
- Part V. New York 1940-41: Urgent Efforts to Rescue ISK Colleagues Including Otto
- Eva's Daunting Task of Obtaining U.S. Visas
- Help from Eleanor Roosevelt and Other Americans
- Three Crucial Meetings on December 27,
- 1940 Correspondence
- Eva's Other Activities before the End of
- Further Pleas to Help Otto and Other Refugees
- Otto's Wait for Visa in Southern France
- Otto's Escape to America
- Eva's Defense of Her Decision to Marry Otto
- Part VI. Rescue Efforts and Work for the OSS in the Face of Personal Challenges
- Priorities: Eva's Rescue and Relief Work
- "René-Eva Correspondence"
- Eva's Secret Work with the OSS
- Three Big Decisions in 1943-
- A Devastating Loss
- Part VII. Separated Again
- Otto's OSS Mission; Wartime Correspondence
- War Drags on; Reports on Nazi Atrocities; Another Personal Loss
- Questions about the Future as Allies Battle in Europe
- Part VIII. Hope Renewed
- 1945: Signs of Spring as the War in Europe Grinds to an End
- A New Life