The Orpheus clock
Goodman, Simon2015
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Simon Goodman's grandparents came from German-Jewish banking dynasties and perished in concentration camps. And that's almost all he knew about them - his father rarely spoke of their family history or heritage. But when he passed away, and Simon received his father's old papers, a story began to emerge. The Gutmanns, as they were known then, rose from a small Bohemian hamlet to become one of Germany's most powerful banking families. They also amassed a magnificent, world-class art collection that included works by Degas, Renoir, Botticelli, Guardi, and many, many others. But the Nazi regime snatched from them everything they had worked to build: their remarkable art, their immense wealth, their prominent social standing, and their very lives.
Main title:
The Orpheus clock / Simon Goodman.
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Imprint:
Melbourne : Scribe, 2015.
Collation:
1 volume
ISBN:
9781925228243 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.531814
Language:
English
Subject:
Goodman, SimonGoodman family -- Art collectionsWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- GermanyJewish property -- Germany -- History -- 20th centuryArt treasures in war -- Germany -- History -- 20th centuryHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), and artHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- ReparationsWarfare and Defence
BRN:
248232