And in the Vienna woods the trees remain : the heartbreaking true story of a family torn apart by war

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And in the Vienna woods the trees remain : the heartbreaking true story of a family torn apart by war

Title remainder

the heartbreaking true story of a family torn apart by war

Statement of responsibility

Elisabeth à sbrink ; translated by Saskia Vogel

Creator

• trueAsbrink, Elisabeth
• Ã sbrink, Elisabeth

Contributor

• trueVogel, Saskia

Author

• Ã sbrink, Elisabeth

Translator

• trueVogel, Saskia

Subject

• trueHolocaust (1933-1945)
• Jewish refugees -- Sweden
• Kamprad, Ingvar -- Childhood and youth
• Nonfiction
• trueRefugees
• trueRefugees, Jewish
• trueSweden -- History -- 20th century
• trueSweden -- History -- Gustav V, 1907-1950
• Ullmann, Otto, 1925-2005 -- Childhood and youth
• trueWorld War II
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Sweden
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Sweden
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Sweden
• trueAntisemitism

Language

eng

Summary

Winner of the August Prize, an intricate weave of documents, substantive narrative, and emotional commentary that centers on a young Jewish refugee's friendship with the future founder of IKEA. Otto Ullman, a Jewish boy, was sent from Austria to Sweden right before the outbreak of World War II. There he became best friends with Ingvar Kamprad, who would grow up to become the founder of IKEA. Despite the huge Swedish resistance to Jews, the thirteen-year-old Otto was granted permission to enter Sweden, all in accordance with the Swedish archbishop's secret plan to save Jews on condition that they converted to Christianity. Otto found work as a farmhand at the Kamprad family's farm Elmtaryd in Agunnaryd in the province of Småland. Ingvar and Otto became very close friends. But at the same time, Ingvar Kamprad was actively engaged in Nazi organizations and a great supporter of the fascist Per Engdahl. Otto's parents were trapped in Vienna, and the last letters he received were sent from Theresienstadt. With thorough research, including personal files initiated by the predecessor to today's Swedish Security Service (SaPO) and more than 500 letters, Elisabeth à sbrink illustrates how Swedish society was infused with anti-Semitism and how families are shattered by war and asylum politics

Member of

• Och i Wienerwald stÃ¥r träden kvar

Tone

• trueSobering

Writing style

• trueCompelling

Biography type

individual biography

Dewey number

940.5318

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates
• portraits

Index

no index present

Language note

Translated from the Swedish

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography