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If Anyone Calls, Tell Them I Died: A Memoir (Holocaust Survivor True Stories) Kindle Edition

by Emanuel Rosen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 410 ratings
The Holocaust and its aftermath were not often discussed in families of second-generation survivors. In Tel Aviv of the 1960s, Emanuel Rosen grew up hearing the staccato of his mother’s typewriter, but had no idea about the battle she was fighting. This changed years later, when he found a box with letters that his grandparents had sent from a tragic 1956-trip to Germany and he decided to retrace their journey.

This book braids the stories of three generations—grandparents, daughter, and grandson. The grandparents, the lawyer Dr. Hugo Mendel and his wife Lucie, who were respected German citizens until the Nazis took away their livelihood and their dignity. Their daughter, Mirjam, who had fought for years to prove that those who forced her father out of his profession were responsible for his death. And their grandson, Emanuel, who discovered a shocking truth.

This true story demonstrates the devastating consequences of Nazi persecution, even for survivors who fled Europe before WWII and did not experience the horrors of the Holocaust. It is also a stark reminder of the heavy psychological toll of uprooting, still experienced by refugees and exiles today.

Written in a personal style brimming with love and wit, 'If Anyone Calls, Tell Them I Died' is a story of loss, strength, and triumph.

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Holocaust memoir; Holocaust true stories;Holocaust survivor; Shoah Germany; survivor's guilt

Holocaust memoir; Holocaust true stories;Holocaust survivor; Shoah Germany; survivor's guilt

Holocaust memoir; Holocaust true stories;Holocaust survivor; Shoah Germany; survivor's guilt

Holocaust memoir; Holocaust true stories;Holocaust survivor; Shoah Germany; survivor's guilt

Holocaust memoir; Holocaust true stories;Holocaust survivor; Shoah Germany; survivor's guilt

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"...a deeply personal, poignant, and powerful account of the impact of Nazi persecution on three generations..."
- Glenn C. Altschuler, The Jerusalem Post

"I find the act of reentering one's fraught family history with the commitment and honesty that [...] Rosen display[s] to be an extraordinary feat."
- Howard Freedman, J. Weekly

"Unsentimental and wise, with a keen eye, [Rosen] tells of the fates of emigrants, of homeland and identity, and of the strength of the women who survived, his mother and grandmother."
- Simon Benne, Hannoversche Allgemeine

"... a moving Book. It's the story of one man who lost his homeland twice."
- Jörn Funke, Westfälische Anzeiger

"This is a gripping and engaging exploration of a family whose lives were indelibly changed by Nazi restrictions, by immigrant life in Israel, and by a grandson's search for missing parts of the stories."
- Martha Minow: Harvard Law School

"With sensitivity, love, and humor, Emanuel Rosen tells the story of his Yekke grandparents, their immigration and difficulties in the homeland of the Jewish people, and their journey in search of their roots and identity in Germany. An important and fascinating book that awakened in me deep feelings and a longing for a generation that is no more."
- Gabriela Shalev, former Israel's Ambassador to the U.N.; Professor (Emeritus) the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

"I thought I'd take a quick look at this book, but then I kept reading all of it in a day and a half."
- W. Michael Blumenthal: Former Secretary of the Treasury and director of the Jewish Museum Berlin (1997-2014)

"From generation to generation, it becomes more difficult to write about the persecution of Jews before and during WWII as one's personal past. Too much has been lost, and precisely because of that one wants to write about what can still be found. I respect what Emanuel Rosen did in this book, patiently and carefully exploring the past and guiding us through his findings about the story of his family."
- Bernhard Schlink: Author of "The Reader"

"The mystery of why Emanuel Rosen's grandfather killed himself haunts this book and keeps the reader gripped until the secrets of the past are ultimately uncovered and revealed. Suicide leaves a legacy of silence for those of us who are left behind and works such as this allows us to begin to understand how we are affected and start to heal. This book will greatly help survivors of suicide loss on their own personal journeys of discovery and hope."
- Carla Fine, Author of "No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One"

About the Author

Emanuel (Manu) Rosen is a bestselling author whose books have been translated into thirteen languages. He was born in Israel where he went to school, served in the army, and was an award-winning copywriter. After his graduate school education in the United States and a successful career as an executive in Silicon Valley, Emanuel turned to write. He is married to Daria Mochly-Rosen, a professor at Stanford. They live in Menlo Park, California, and have four adult children. "If Anyone Calls, Tell Them I Died" is his fourth book.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08SCL36BD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amsterdam Publishers
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 22, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 239 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9493231146
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  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Holocaust Survivor True Stories
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Emanuel (Manu) Rosen is a bestselling author whose books have been translated into thirteen languages. His first book, The Anatomy of Buzz (Doubleday, 2000) “managed to generate quite a bit of buzz itself” as BusinessWeek noted when the book was published. His third book, Absolute Value (with Stanford professor Itamar Simonson), won the 2016 American Marketing Association Best Book Award. Emanuel was previously vice president of marketing at Niles Software, where he launched the company’s flagship product, EndNote. He’s presented his work in numerous forums around the world, including at companies such as Google, Intel, and Nike. His work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Time, Advertising Age, and many other media. He is married to Daria Mochly-Rosen, they live in Menlo Park, California, and have four adult children.

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Customers find the memoir's story quality positive, with one noting how it speaks to the multigenerational impact of trauma. Moreover, they appreciate the book's humor, with one review mentioning how funny moments are mixed with sad stories. Additionally, customers value the book's content, with one review highlighting the loving relationship between the author and her mother.

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Customers find the book's story engaging and heartwarming, with one customer noting how it speaks to the multigenerational impact of trauma.

"...It was honest, sad, heartwarming, tragic, and uplifting...." Read more

"...the Holocaust and how life was changed forever because of it, very interesting story that illustrates how Nazi Germany affected so many people..." Read more

"This is a moving book. It speaks to the multigenerational impact of trauma, displacement, and love. It's also subversively funny...." Read more

"Interesting perspective to see how much the impact of the Holocaust had years after for survivors and next generation survivors." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's humor, with one mentioning how funny moments are mixed with sad stories, while another notes its dry sense of humor.

"...This memoir gave rise to many emotions as I read. It was honest, sad, heartwarming, tragic, and uplifting...." Read more

"...There are funny moments mixed in with the sad stories, which helps keep the book well balanced. Definitely a book worth reading!" Read more

"...If anyone calls..." is written with lots of humor, sensitivity and curiosity...." Read more

"...It's also subversively funny. Well worth reading." Read more

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Customers appreciate the love portrayed in the book, with one review highlighting the connection between the author and their mother.

"...tribute to Mirjam Mendel Rosen- a strong woman and a loving daughter and mother. Her photo is on the cover, as it should be." Read more

"...I personally felt a connection with the author's mother, I loved her dry sense of humor and big heart...." Read more

"...It speaks to the multigenerational impact of trauma, displacement, and love. It's also subversively funny. Well worth reading." Read more

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Well Done
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2021
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    I do not think i am eloquent enough to do this review justice but I did not want to leave it unsaid.

    This memoir gave rise to many emotions as I read. It was honest, sad, heartwarming, tragic, and uplifting. I've heard it said that so long as their stories are told, a person will live on - this author has done his family proud.
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  • Peg
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2021
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    I’m fascinated by this anthology of survivor stories from the Jewish communities after WWII. This was an interesting look at life of Jews who relocated to Israel.
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  • EJ Grossman
    5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful tribute to Mirjam Mendel Rosen
    Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2022
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    I highly recommend this family memoir by Emanuel Rosen about his grandparents’ immigration to Tel Aviv in 1933 and his mother’s successful case against the German government to gain compensation and recognition of their responsibility in her father’s suicide.

    When the Nazis came to power and banned Dr. Hugo Mendel from practicing law, he uprooted his family and they left for British Mandate Palestine. However, he never quite adjusted to the new country nor the language. His daughter Mirjam summarized her father’s relationship with Zionism by saying, “[He] was a Zionist until he got off the ship in Haifa.”

    Twenty-three years later, Hugo and his wife Lucie traveled to Germany, walked through familiar towns, met with old friends and wrote letters to their daughter. Hugo “never felt that he belonged in Israel and this trip made it clear to him that he did not belong in Germany either.”

    After the trip, Lucie found a way to bend, to adapt to life in Israel. Hugo did not. A few months later, Hugo ended his life.

    Mirjam’s shame over her father’s suicide morphed into action and she initiated a claim against Germany for his death. After more than seven years, Mirjam won her case. Lucie would receive a monthly pension and the court recognized the connection between the Nazi’s persecution and Hugo Mendel’s depression and ultimate suicide. Hallelujah Mirjam!

    As the daughter of German Jewish parents who came to America in 1948, I recognized many aspects of my family in the Mendel Rosen home. I can hear my father singing, “Im weissen Rössl,” from the German movie, The White Horse Inn, and I still have the children’s book, Der Struwwellpeter, sitting on my bookshelf.

    This book is a beautiful tribute to Mirjam Mendel Rosen- a strong woman and a loving daughter and mother. Her photo is on the cover, as it should be.
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  • Jules
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book
    Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
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    This was different from a lot of books about the Holocaust. The story focuses much more on the aftereffects this time in history has on the survivors and their loved ones. I personally felt a connection with the author's mother, I loved her dry sense of humor and big heart. There are funny moments mixed in with the sad stories, which helps keep the book well balanced. Definitely a book worth reading!
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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars True history
    Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2021
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    I enjoy reading about true history. There is such sadness it is hard to read about the Jews of WWII and yet I am drawn to their stories. Emanuel Rosen has given us the story of a family affected by these events although not having been in a concentration camp. We don't think about the effects continuing after the end of the war and on the next generations of these people.
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  • J. Dame
    5.0 out of 5 stars shalom
    Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024
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    This book is wonderful. Thank you so much for letting us get to know your family. Your family is wonderful
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  • Maya Day
    4.0 out of 5 stars A unique story about the after effect of the Holocaust on one family
    Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2021
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    I have read many accounts of the Holocaust yet never came across a book quite like this one. The author grew up in Israel as the child of an immigrant mother from Germany and an Israeli father. The author was heavily influenced by his maternal grandparents and their sayings and way of life shaped his early years. The author's grandfather, formerly a prominent lawyer in Germany, was forced out of his job and his country when the Nazi's came to power. This was a personal tragedy for him from which he never really recovered. Several years later, he dies by suicide and his daughter ( Emanuel's mother) sues the German government for his death.
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  • Joshua Margolin
    5.0 out of 5 stars can not be put down
    Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2021
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    I know Emanuel from the age of 13 and I would have never guessed his family's story. We are of the age of the children of holocaust survivors but until I married my wife who is a second generation to the holocaust survivors I was not exposed to the human horrors in a personal way. Although I have since then read hundreds of books about WWII, about Nazi Germany and the faith of the Jews during WWII, the personal testimonies, such as of Klemperer, Primo Levi and Kertesz are the most touching. "If anyone calls..." is written with lots of humor, sensitivity and curiosity. Emanuel succeeds to describe the culture of the German Jews refugees in Israel, and on the other hand to expose me to the evil that was inflicted on the Jews of Germany. I could not put the book down until I finished reading it.
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  • Lizzie Axton
    5.0 out of 5 stars I Couldn’t Put It Down
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 1, 2022
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    This was a very moving and fascinating memoir and very good of the author to take the time to share with others all that his family experienced and went through in the aftermath of World War II. Despite the turbulence of the years there is still humour woven in. I liked all the small personal touches of the story that were related. The Nazi regime destroyed many lives and families and it is right that the stories of different families continue to be told.
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  • Jo Sorochinsky
    5.0 out of 5 stars An informative and moving story of how reverberations of the Holocaust continue
    Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2021
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    Emanuel Rosen's account of his family in Germany and Israel provides an intimate portrayal of how Hugo, his grandfather's life as a lawyer ended in 1933 when he decided the family would move to Israel. His actions may have saved their physical lives but he paid a heavy price: he could not adjust to life in Israel and returned to Germany in the mid-50's hopng to find a place he belonged. It was not to be. The Germany he had known was gone and there was no place for him. All left to him was to choose his ending. I wonder if he ever thought about the toll it would take on his daughter. She charged Germany for the Holocaust role in her father's depression and suicide until after decades of court battles, she won. This story particularly resonated with me as I also had a grandfather Hugo. Unlike Rosen's grandfaher, mine refused to leave Vienna until it was too late and he paid the ultimate price. I also grew up with deeply buried and shameful family secrets. While, as with Rosen, their final exposure brought some peace, the effects of the Holocaust reverberate to this day.
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  • Roo
    5.0 out of 5 stars A memoir of Mother
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2021
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    Rosen takes us gradually back to the time his grandfather Hugo ended his life. Living in Israel Hugo emigrated from Germany in 1933 before WW2 because as a Jew he was no longer able to work as a lawyer. The book is really about how Rosen’s mother Mirjam fought and finally got justice in compensation for her father’s death. Sadly Grandma Lucie’s mother perished in the Holocaust as she went back to Germany. A terrific read.
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  • Jessica
    5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful reading
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2022
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    I was involved from the beginning into the lives of a family that held themselves together in their unique lives.
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