Eva and Otto
Resistance, Refugees, and Love in the Time of Hitler
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Eva and Otto
Resistance, Refugees, and Love in the Time of Hitler
About This Book
Eva and Otto is a truestory about German opposition and resistance to Hitler as revealed through theearly lives of Eva Lewinski Pfister (1910â1991) and Otto Pfister (1900â1985).It is an intimate and epic account of two GermansâEva born Jewish, Otto bornCatholicâwho worked with a little-known German political group that resistedand fought against Hitler in Germany before 1933 and then in exile in Parisbefore the German invasion of France in May 1940. After their improbableescapes from separate internment and imprisonment in Europe, Eva obtainedrefuge in America in October 1940 where she worked to rescue other endangeredpolitical refugees, including Otto, with the help of Eleanor Roosevelt. Asrevealed in recently declassified records, Eva and Otto later engaged indifferent secret assignments with the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) insupport of the Allied war effort. Despite their vastly different backgrounds, Eva and Otto gave each other hope and strength as they acted upon what theyunderstood to be an ethical duty to help others threatened by fascism. The bookprovides a sobering insight into the personal risks and costs of a commitmentto that duty. Their unusually beautiful writingâdirected to each other indiaries and correspondence during two long periods of wartime separationâalsoreveals an unlikely and inspiring love story.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Prologue
- Part I. Evaâs Path to 28 Boulevard Poissonnière
- Part II. Ottoâs Path to 28 Boulevard Poissonnière
- Part III. Resistance and Love in Paris, 1935â1940
- Part IV. German Invasion on May 9, 1940: Eva and Otto Forced on Separate Paths
- Part V. New York, 1940â1941: Urgent Efforts to Rescue ISK Colleagues, Including Otto
- Part VI. Rescue Efforts and Work for the OSS in the Face of Personal Challenges
- Part VII. Separated Again
- Part VIII. Hope Renewed
- Epilogue
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix A. Summary Backgrounds of ISK Members on Evaâs List of Applicants for Emergency Visas
- Appendix B. Examples of RenĂŠ-Eva and Robert-Eclair Correspondence
- Appendix C. Evaâs Memorial Summary of Ottoâs Life
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Authors