Ebook: Escape to Virginia: from Nazi Germany to Thalhimer's farm

Jewish teenagers Eva and Tp̲per desperately searched for an escape from the stranglehold of 1930s Nazi Germany. They studied agriculture at the Gross Breesen Institute and hoped to secure visas to gain freedom from the tyranny around them. Richmond department store owner William B. Thalhimer created a safe haven on a rural Virginia farm where Eva and Tp̲per would find refuge. Discover the remarkable true story of two young German Jews who endured the emotional torture of their adolescence, journeyed to freedom and ultimately confronted the evil that could not destroy their spirit. Author Robert H. Gillette retells this harrowing narrative that is sure to inspire generations to come.;Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword. Those Who Knew Them Best, by Jacqueline Jacobsohn and Miriam Angress; What Is Creative History?; Acknowledgements; Introduction; About Suffering, Courage and Hope; 1. Nightmare; 2. Werner's Interview; 3. Dr. Curt Bondy and the Opening of Gross Breesen; 4. Werner Arrives at Gross Breesen, 1936; 5. Life at Gross Breesen; 6. Eva's Expulsion, 1936; 7. Eva at St. Paul's Girls' School, England, 1936; 8. Summer Vacation, Germany, 1936; 9. St. Paul's, 1936-1937; 10. Witness to History; 11. The Final Push, 1937