{"product_id":"love-abe-a-jewish-gis-world-war-ii-letters-home-paperback","title":"Love, Abe: A Jewish GI's World War II Letters Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBonnie Klapper Goldenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA STORY OF WARTIME LIFE, LOVE, AND SERVICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe children of immigrants, Abraham \"Abe\" Klapper and Lillian Schein were newlyweds expecting their first child when Abe was inducted into the U.S. Army and later served in an antiaircraft battalion. Between 1943 and 1945, the couple exchanged over 800 letters. In Love, Abe, author Bonnie Goldenberg draws from her parents' voluminous correspondence to reveal the unique perspective of a first-generation American Jew sent to fight the Nazis in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile contending with the vicious anti-Semitism of the Nazi regime, Abe was no stranger to prejudice on the home front. An articulate observer, he shares his experiences during training stateside and his service overseas, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCelebrating Passover in Hitler's Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoining the front line for Europe's biggest antiaircraft battle at the bridge at Remagen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing his background in Yiddish to act as an interpreter with German civilians and POWs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe elation of V-E Day and V-J Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaily life in postwar occupied Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarding the Ministerial Collecting Center as part of \"Operation Goldcup\" to recover documents scattered across Germany during the Allied bombing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his letters, Abe poured out his love, hopes, and dreams for his wife and young daughter, and the future he was fighting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story unique to them, but much of it was also shared by many Americans who served in World War II and their loved ones at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774827823392,"sku":"9781737737902","price":26.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cc781e77c2ad74ee8476bb2000484b92.webp?v=1780455286","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/love-abe-a-jewish-gis-world-war-ii-letters-home-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}