The Life and Thought of Louis Lowy: Social Work Through the Holocaust

by Lorrie Greenhouse Gardella

Book Overview

Louis Lowy (1920-1991), an international social worker and gerontologist, rarely spoke publicly about the Holocaust. During the last months of his life, however, he recorded an oral narrative that explores his activities during the Holocaust as the formative experiences of his career. Whether caring for youth in concentration camps, leading an escape from a death march, or forming the self-government of a Jewish displaced persons center, Lowy was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815609655
• ISBN13: 9780815609650
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"