August 2008. London, UK. Edition Press announces the publication of:
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS TO AUSCHWITZ A Family Odyssey from the Inquisition to the Present Irene Lawford-Hinrichsen With interest in tracing family lineage and heritage at an all-time high, Edition Press is delighted to announce the publication of this expertly-researched, enthralling and dramatic account of the journey of one dynasty the author's Sephardic Jewish paternal family - through 500 years of European turmoil. It tells of how politics and turbulent times shaped a single family's passage from the Inquisition to the Holocaust and beyond. It is a human story set within a historical context, a fascinating account of achievement, emigration, persecution, horror and ultimately, survival. The Henriques/Hinrichsens were active, enterprising protagonists who left their mark on commerce and society. From Spain to Portugal and then to Germany, in businesses as diverse as shipping, finance, tobacco, ladies corsetry and ultimately music publishing, successive generations were fully engaged in commerce and in the political, civic and cultural life of their day. The lives of each successive generation intertwine with the often brutal events of the time; the Inquisition, the 30 years war, the Great War, the Weimar Republic, the Nazi era, Kristallnacht, Aryanization, Auschwitz and up to the present day. Underpinning the gripping narrative is the dark reality of history coming 'full circle'. The account brings us through the aftermath of the Second World War to the USA and to London, England and the modern day. It is from here that author Irene Lawford-Hinrichsen, struck by the challenges faced by her father and grandfather and inspired by their achievements, returned to Leipzig to research and revive the memory of a truly exceptional dynasty. _______________ Notes: FIVE HUNDRED YEARS TO AUSCHWITZ A Family Odyssey from the Inquisition to the Present is published by Edition Press, London 2008. 256 pages. Hardback. 37 ills. including family trees. ISBN 978-0-9536112-1-8. Price £21.95. Publication 10th October 2008. Further enquiries and review copies available from: Irene Lawford BA, FRSA, Edition Press, 22 Bouverie Gardens, Kenton, Middlesex, HA3 0RQ Tel: 020 8907 2790 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Irene Lawford-Hinrichsen's first major title, published to high critical acclaim in 2000, was MUSIC PUBLISHING AND PATRONAGE C.F. Peters: 1800 to the Holocaust. Web site: www.btinternet.com/~irene.lawford ] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
