{"product_id":"alexs-wake-the-tragic-voyage-of-the-st-louis-to-flee-nazi-germany-and-a-grandsons-journey-of-love-and-remembrance-9780306823718","title":"Alex's Wake: The Tragic Voyage of the St. Louis to Flee Nazi Germany-And a Grandson's Journey of Love and Remembrance","description":"\u003ci\u003eAlex's Wake\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of two parallel journeys undertaken seven decades apart. In the spring of 1939, Alex and Helmut Goldschmidt were two of more than 900 Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany aboard the \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis\u003c\/i\u003e, \"the saddest ship afloat\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). Turned away from Cuba, the United States, and Canada, the \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis\u003c\/i\u003e returned to Europe, a stark symbol of the world's indifference to the gathering Holocaust. The Goldschmidts disembarked in France, where they spent the next three years in six different camps before being shipped to their deaths in Auschwitz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spring of 2011, Alex's grandson, Martin Goldsmith, followed in his relatives' footsteps on a six-week journey of remembrance and hope, an irrational quest to reverse their fate and bring himself peace. \u003ci\u003eAlex's Wake\u003c\/i\u003e movingly recounts the detailed histories of the two journeys, the witnesses Martin encounters for whom the events of the past are a vivid part of a living present, and an intimate, honest attempt to overcome a tormented family legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2741002\"\u003eMartin Goldsmith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306823718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306823713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS043000\"\u003eModern | 20th Century | Holocaust\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV010000\"\u003eEssays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Goldsmith\u003c\/b\u003e is a host and classical music programmer for \u003ci\u003eSymphony Hall\u003c\/i\u003e on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and previously hosted NPR's daily classical music program, \u003ci\u003ePerformance Today\u003c\/i\u003e, from 1989 to 1999. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Inextinguishable Symphony\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Maryland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexsWakeBook.com\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43830705291403,"sku":"9780306823718","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_06465a70-1778-48d1-b7ff-0bb6b2c18a07.jpg?v=1755584047","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/alexs-wake-the-tragic-voyage-of-the-st-louis-to-flee-nazi-germany-and-a-grandsons-journey-of-love-and-remembrance-9780306823718","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}