Homecoming

Jewish life and suffering in Hungary and on the 'Exodus' to Palestine back via Hamburg and Bergen-Belsen to Eretz Israel 1944-1948
2026
ISBN: 978-3-86628-534-7
Verlag: Hartung-Gorre

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 219 g

The idea of writing a personal story about my experiences in my childhood, and after the Holocaust – until I arrived to Israel in April 1948 – has cost me many sleepless nights. I was struggling with this idea without respite. I felt that I must write it, but when I was to begin, I was discouraged by the prevailing prejudice against the survivors of the Holocaust in many countries, including my own, in Israel. Finally, upon the advice of my dear friend, Professor Viktor Frankl (1905–1997) I actually started this work. And my soul responded positively. The manuscript was written in three weeks. The words were simply pouring out of my memory like water from a fountain. Still, many people, including some of my relatives, strongly objected to my effort. They tried to convince me that "so much had been written on the Holocaust that there is no need for another book, especially for a personal account of what happened to a Jewish boy in Budapest". After more than twenty years since this book has been published, I know that I did what my soul was yearning for so long ago. The book has been translated and published in Hebrew, Hungarian and in German. But its publication in English waited until now.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guttmann, David

Wiehn, Erhard Roy

Über Autor(innen)

Guttmann, David
David Guttmann PhD, Professor (Emeritus) was born in Hungary in 1932. He received his first social work degree at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. His PhD was awarded him by The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. Between 1987 and 1992 he was Head of the School of Social Work at the University of Haifa. He volunteered his Sabbatical years to work with the Heads of Joint in Budapest to create social and cultural services to elderly survivors of the Holocaust in Hungary. Professor Guttmann is known in the world as a personal friend of the late Professor Viktor Frankl. He wrote, translated and edited many books and articles for professionals in social work, logotherapy, gerontology and in ethics. In 2003 he was awarded the Grand Prize in Logotherapy for his life work and contribution to logotherapy by the Viktor Frankl Institute in Vienna, Austria. His works were published in Hebrew, English, Spanish, German and Chinese.