The Sovereigns: A Jewish Family in the German Countryside

by Esther Lucas and Eric Lucas

This memoir is a moving testament to the power of family. The Lucas clan was a close-knit, successful family of rural German Jews--butchers and meat dealers--whose strength and pride was challenged by the rise of Nazism. As the family grew, so did its prosperity and power, and the sons, daughter, and their relatives became known as the Sovereigns.

But anti-Semites, under the protection of the Nazi regime, began to settle old scores, and targeted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810111675
• ISBN13: 9780810111677
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.7"