Irma's Passport: One Woman, Two World Wars, and a Legacy of Courage (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781647423056)

Golden-haired Irma grew up in Imperial Austria believing that wars and prejudice were fading-only to have her life upended and her identity challenged to the core by two world wars.

History confronts Irma time and again. Arch-Nazi Adolf Eichmann plays a twisted role in the fate of her prominent Jewish politician husband, Jakob Ehrlich, and her own escape from Vienna. After arriving with her son first in London and then in New York, Irma encounters a dazzling world of power elites, including Chaim Weizmann (the first president of Israel), British parliamentarians, and other renowned figures, and ultimately gets a chance to bring relief to refugees-an effort to which she devotes herself wholeheartedly.

Narrated alternately by Irma's granddaughter, Catherine, and Irma herself, this account of Irma's journey from Czech country girl to grande dame in New York is a riveting, intimate tale of aspiration, activism, and world-changing national movements. Part personal memoir, part historical drama, Irma's Passport is ultimately a tribute to human dignity, a story in which one woman can restore the lives of many and courage is a victory in itself.

Author: Catherine Ehrlich
ISBN-10: 1647423058
ISBN-13: 9781647423056
Publisher: She Writes Press
Language: English
Published: 10/12/2021
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d