Escape From Berlin
Living in Berlin in 1939. three-year-old Peter Nachemstein and his parents, along with his mother's parents and brother, were forced to escape Nazi Germany by fleeing to Shanghai -one of the only havens left for them and 18,000 other European Jews. Although safe, they became displaced and isolated from the rest of their family, who were scattered across Europe.
In ESCAPE FROM BERLIN, Peter Nash retraces what became of his family members following the devastating impact of WWII. Using remarkable photographs and documents to bring their captivating stories to life, Peter recounts his own experiences of dislocation as a young boy in alien Shanghai, and then later as a teenager and adult in Australia.
Meticulously researched and impeccably detailed, ESCAPE FROM BERLIN brings light to a fascinating but not widely known chapter of Holocaust history in a family story that reflects the experiences of many in the Jewish community.
Peter Nash, born Nachemstein, was among 18,000 European Jews who escaped Nazi persecution during WWII by fleeing to Shanghai, where no entry visa was required, and then Australia. Peter is a trained volunteer guide at the Sydney Jewish Museum, where he tells his story to students and the general public.
He has shared his experiences in The Words to Remember it: Memoirs of Child Holocaust Survivors.
Escape from Berlin is Peter's first book.
