Peter Nash Peter Nash i(14745862 works by) (birth name: Peter Nachemstein)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Jewish
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1 1 y separately published work icon Escape from Berlin Peter Nash , Paddington : Impact Press , 2017 14745883 2017 single work autobiography

'A Holocaust survivor tells his compelling family story of escape and survival in China and Australia during WWII.

'Living in Berlin in 1939, three-year-old Peter Nachemstein and his parents were forced to escape Nazi Germany by fleeing to Shanghai – one of the only havens left for them and 18,000 other European Jews. Although safe, they became displaced and isolated from the rest of their family, who were scattered across Europe.

'In Escape from Berlin, Peter Nash retraces what became of his family members following the devastating impact of WWII. Using remarkable photographs and documents to bring their captivating stories to life, Peter recounts his own experiences of dislocation as a young boy in alien Shanghai, and then later as a teenager and adult in Australia.

'Meticulously researched and impeccably detailed, Escape from Berlin brings light to a fascinating but not widely known chapter of Holocaust history in a family story that reflects the experiences of many in the Jewish community.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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