Conversion and Catastrophe in German–Jewish Émigré Autobiography Rubin Hardback

Conversion and Catastrophe in German-Jewish migr AutobiographyAuthor(s): Abraham Rubin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487557348, 978-1487557348\nSynopsis\nConversion and Catastrophe in German-Jewish migr Autobiography is a collective biography of four German-Jewish converts to Christianity, recounting their spiritual and confessional journeys against the backdrop of the Holocaust and its aftermath. Focusing on personal testimonies that fuse historical trauma and spiritual illumination into one narrative, the book explores how Jewish emigrants interpreted their experiences of persecution and displacement through the hermeneutics of Christian conversion. It draws on autobiographies, novels, religious writings, and newspaper articles as well as unpublished archival materials such as diaries, lecture notes, and private correspondence.\n\n The book explores how chosen genres of writing both enabled and .