Red Star, Blue Star: The Lives and Times of Jewish Students in Communist Hungary, 1948-1956

Red Star, Blue Star, The Lives and Times of Jewish Students in Communist Hungary (1948-1956) compiled edited by Andrew Handler & Susan V. Meschel, published by East European Monographs, Boulder distributed by Columbia University Press, New York (1997).. ISBN 0880333847, LCCCN 97-74979, printed in United States of America, 224 pages, size about 6-1/4 x 9-1/4 x 3/4 inches, Hardcover book in very good condition, Blue cloth boards are good, small nick on back, minor wear at spine foot, gold titling on spine, spine is tight, hinges are solid, pages are clean, crisp, unmarked.. During the darkest years of Stalinist Communism in Hungary, the contributors to this book managed to preserve freedom of speech and action, as well as their Jewish self-awareness. In the introduction, the editors trace the evolution of Communism in post-war Hungary. They identify the distinctive features of the Jewish community and describe the relationship of the Jewish leadership, and pinpoint the difficulties of Jewish students in all walks of life. Part two contains the recollections of seventeen men and women, all survivors of the Holocaust, who faced the threat of Communism with courage, resolve, and ingenuity, and who fought individual battles to retain their social and religious identities..Visually inspected owned by Adults, pictures just as important as written listing..LAX Vespa Los Angeles .. Red flag blue flag HC 6602 jud 5 out