emigration and Kristallnacht - Laemmle Luck Story

'Carl Laemmle and Sophie N.' is a text on history from the view point of a witness. Kristallnacht was the highlight of Nazi terror in Germany in the 1930 ies. Kristallnacht was the cesura in Sophie´s life. The reader will be drawn into contemporary history, because the historical facts are told in a personally illuminating and emotionally touching way. Don´t expect any tutorial! But there are passages arousing interest for further questions and discussions on contemporary history and ethics.

Born 1950, lives in Laupheim, a town in Southern Germany, Sophie`s and Carl´s birthplace. She has become author and editor since her retirement as a teacher. For more than 30 years she has had contacts with Jewish families. Her late husband, Udo Bayer, published his most important essay on his research on Laemmle documents from the National Archives in Washington DC, in 1998. "Laemmle´s List" - Affidavits