About this title: Set against the grim backdrop of Nazi Germany, this work tells the riveting tale of two Jewish musicians who strove to perform under unimaginable circumstances and fell in love. In 1936, Gunther Goldschmidt and Rosemarie Gumpert - along with countless other Jews - were banned from all German orchestras except those organised by the Jewish Kulturbund. Created under the auspices of Goebbels' "Ministry of Information and Propaganda" to show the outside world how well Jews were treated under the Third Reich, the Kulturbund backfired on the Nazis, becoming a haven for Jewish artists and offering ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780471350972ISBN:0471350974
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. very, very good shape; a few marks; inscription inside. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Ed; later printing.
Binding: Hardback with DJ.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780471350972ISBN:0471350974
Description: Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use: just a hint of shelfwear; electronic barcode stripe at backstrip; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ price unclipped. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 346pp. read more
Description: Good. Former Library Hardcover, Stickers To Cover, Stamps On Inside Cover, Mylar Covered Dust Jacket, Clean Pages, Good Used Copy. read more
Description: Good. 2000-Hardcover----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780471350972ISBN:0471350974
Description: Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, very good condition, w. v. ltly slanted, v. ltly compressed sp, v. ltly bumped corners. Ltly tanned p. edges. Inscription on ffep, o/w clean, tight, unmarked. Price-clipped dj very good, ltly rubbed, a few lt marks. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780471350972ISBN:0471350974
Description: Good + in Good + jacket. Black paper on boards, clean. slightly rubbes at corners, corners sharp, hinges tight. pastedowns and eps clean. ffep has top corner clipped off, a previous owners name. text clean, photo illustrated, 346 pages. dust jacket intact, not price clipped, clean, lightly rubbed, very light edge wear, nice reading copy. read more
Edition: 3rd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780471350972ISBN:0471350974
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows light to moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ D.J. not price clipped; slightly creased and scuffed, moderate edge wear/ spine bumped/ small dent on front board read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780471350972ISBN:0471350974
Description: Very Good in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. vi, 346 pp., illus., biblio., index; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Fine DJ. "Advance Praise for the Inextinguishable Symphony: 'A Fascinating Insight into a Virtually Unknown Chapter of Nazi Rule in Germany, Made all the More Engaging through a Son's Discovery of His Own Remarkable Parents. '-Ted Koppel, ABC News; 'An Immensely Moving and Powerful Description of those Evil Times. I couldn't Put the Book Down. '-James Galway; ... read more
Description: Good in Good dust jacket; 2000. 0471350974. Good used copy with mild wear at binding edges-unmarked. DJ improved with new, clear mylar cover.; Hardcover; John Wiley & Sons; NY; Third Printing; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 346 pages. read more
"A book about a part of the WWII/Holocaust I'd never heard of: the Kulturbund in Germany. The author writes about his parents and their families during WWII and this personal perspective makes the story even more moving."
"This was a fantastic read!! I loved all the "extra" tidbits on info on the music and members of the Kubu. I could almost hear the music in my head!! It took me longer to read this than I usually take reading a book and at times it felt like a NPR program or text book; though it was in a good way. It was fascinating. Well researched and well written.
Any book about this subject can be a thick difficult read due to the subject matter BUT I feel it's important to remember those who suffered during this time. May we always remember them."
"This is, without a doubt, the best book I've ever read. Martin Goldsmith is the former classical music host on NPR, who learned his love of music through his parents...two Jewish musicians who grew up in Germany in 1920s. It's the story He wrote the book after taking his father to visit the Holocaust museum in DC. It's the story of his family, beginning with his grandparents and following his parents through their young lives and how they meet, through their courtship, marriage, and eventual escape from Nazi Germany. What makes it most interesting is that even though it's the same history that most everyone if familiar with, it's told from a cultural (musical) perspective as opposed to a government or military one. But unless you like reading biographies, memoirs, or WWII then I'd skip it and move on to something a little lighter in tone."
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