Fiorello's Sister: Gemma La Guardia Gluck's Story

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expanded edition. 152 pages. 8.25x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 0815608616

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Synopsis: Born in 1881 in New York City, Gemma La Guardia Gluck was the daughter of Italian immigrants, a mother of prestigious Italian Jewish lineage and a father who became a U.S. army bandleader. She was the sister of beloved New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Gemma and her Hungarian Jewish husband were living in
Budapest in 1944 when Nazi troops stormed the city. Eichmann and Himmler ordered her arrest as a political hostage because she was La Guardia's sister.

Gluck recounts the plight of Budapest's Jews, deportation to Mauthausen with her husband, imprisonment at the notorious Ravensbriick women's concentration camp, and difficulties as a displaced person in postwar Berlin. With compassion and sensitivity she chronicles unspeakable evil, kindness at great risk, and courage among women in a prefeminist world. She also recalls her girlhood years spent in the Old West, native Americans befriended by her mother, her family's return to Europe, and her brother's ambitions and rise to success.

Gemma's memoir is a story of a wise and strong woman who remained optimistic and resourceful, even when life was much less than fair.

Her story, first published in 1961, has been out of print for decades. This revised edition contains a new prologue, epilogue, photos, annotated material, and recently discovered letters between Gemma and Fiorello.

Book Description: A significant memoir of Holocaust, American, and European history and an intimate glimpse into the life and times of a fabled family.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fiorello's Sister: Gemma La Guardia Gluck's ...
Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New