Born Jewish

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A Childhood in Occupied Europe

By Marcel Liebman

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Born Jewish by Marcel Liebman is a poignant memoir exploring the author's childhood growing up in a Jewish family in Belgium during the tumultuous period of World War II. Liebman weaves a narrative that captures the complexities of identity, survival, and the impact of historical events on personal lives. The book offers a deeply personal perspective on the challenges and resilience of being Jewish in Nazi-occupied Europe.
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This captivating memoir provides a deeply personal exploration of identity, history, and human resilience. You might enjoy this book if you have an interest in Jewish heritage, European history, or stories of personal growth amidst significant cultural and historical challenges.

Eminent Marxist intellectual reveals class struggles in Nazi-torn Belgium

Eminent Marxist intellectual reveals class struggles in Nazi-torn Belgium

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This fierce memoir is both an elegy and an indictment. Marcel Liebman's account of his childhood in Brussels under the Nazi occupation explores the emergence of his class consciousness against a background of resistance and collaboration.

He documents the internal class war that has long been hidden from history: how the Nazi persecution exploited class distinctions within the Jewish community, and how certain Jewish notables collaborated in a systematic programme of denunciation and deportation against immigrant Jews who lacked the privileges of wealth and citizenship.

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Born Jewish by Marcel Liebman is a compelling memoir that offers a nuanced perspective on Jewish life under occupation. It challenges conventional narratives by highlighting both the complicity found within the Jewish council and the courageous acts of solidarity by Belgian workers, Communists, and Catholics.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788736442

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 January 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Contributors:

Translated by Liz Heron
Introduction by Jacqueline Rose

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 228g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Marcel Liebman (1929–1986) was a Belgian Marxist historian of political sociology and theory, active at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and Vrije Universiteit Brussel.