Two Wheels to Freedom (ePub)
The Story of a Young Jew, Wartime Resistance, and a Daring Escape
(Sprache: Englisch)
The extraordinary true story of a young Jewish art student in wartime Berlin who not just survived but resistedand retained his infectious zeal for life.
Though Cioma Schonhaus was only 11 years old when the Nazis first came to power, his cleverness and...
Though Cioma Schonhaus was only 11 years old when the Nazis first came to power, his cleverness and...
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The extraordinary true story of a young Jewish art student in wartime Berlin who not just survived but resistedand retained his infectious zeal for life.
Though Cioma Schonhaus was only 11 years old when the Nazis first came to power, his cleverness and resourcefulness eventually made him an unlikely hero and bon vivant. As a young adult staying one step ahead of the S.S., Cioma would dine in swanky restaurants and frequent trendy bars, and have plenty of romances -- all while sabotaging weapons in the munitions factory where he worked. He even bought a sailboat and taught himself how to sail.
These hijinks never distracted Cioma from a deeper mission. Trained as an artist, Cioma's fake ID's ensured that several hundred Jews survived the war. When he learned the Gestapo was closing in on him, Cioma masterminded a singularly daring escape: spending a month biking to Switzerland, he became the only person to cycle his way out of the Third Reich.
Beautifully written and deeply satisfying, Two Wheels to Freedom is a story of survival and resistance unlike any other. Arthur J. Magida captures Cioma's exuberance, charm, spunk and courage. His was a life lived with wonderment, one that the author sets seamlessly against the horrors of history while never losing sight of Cioma's "wily ways, his zest for life, and his appetite for improbable adventuresall of them delighting in the magic that's beyond the ordinary and the staid." Two Wheels to Freedom is an exhilarating read that by turns illuminates and inspires.
Though Cioma Schonhaus was only 11 years old when the Nazis first came to power, his cleverness and resourcefulness eventually made him an unlikely hero and bon vivant. As a young adult staying one step ahead of the S.S., Cioma would dine in swanky restaurants and frequent trendy bars, and have plenty of romances -- all while sabotaging weapons in the munitions factory where he worked. He even bought a sailboat and taught himself how to sail.
These hijinks never distracted Cioma from a deeper mission. Trained as an artist, Cioma's fake ID's ensured that several hundred Jews survived the war. When he learned the Gestapo was closing in on him, Cioma masterminded a singularly daring escape: spending a month biking to Switzerland, he became the only person to cycle his way out of the Third Reich.
Beautifully written and deeply satisfying, Two Wheels to Freedom is a story of survival and resistance unlike any other. Arthur J. Magida captures Cioma's exuberance, charm, spunk and courage. His was a life lived with wonderment, one that the author sets seamlessly against the horrors of history while never losing sight of Cioma's "wily ways, his zest for life, and his appetite for improbable adventuresall of them delighting in the magic that's beyond the ordinary and the staid." Two Wheels to Freedom is an exhilarating read that by turns illuminates and inspires.
Autoren-Porträt von Arthur J. Magida
Arthur J. Magida has been nominated for a Pulitzer and won multiple awards. His last two books-Code Name Madeleine ("absolutely gripping," "tightly plotted") and The Nazi Séance ("an astonishing story, brilliantly told," "haunting, vivid")-are optioned for films. He's been a contributing correspondent to PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, senior editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times, and editorial director for Jewish Lights Publishing. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Arthur J. Magida
- 2024, 336 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
- ISBN-10: 1639367233
- ISBN-13: 9781639367238
- Erscheinungsdatum: 03.09.2024
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