Feuchtwanger was born in Munich. He is the son of Erna Rosina (née Rheinstrom) and lawyer, lecturer, and author Ludwig Feuchtwanger, and a nephew of novelist and playwright Lion Feuchtwanger, who was a vocal critic of Hitler and the Nazis. His family is Jewish.[1] As a child, he lived with his family in Munich near the private residence of Adolf Hitler on Grillparzer Strasse.[2] From 1935 to 1938, he attended the Maximiliansgymnasium[3] in his hometown.
Feuchtwanger was 14 when the Gestapo arrested his father on 10 November 1938, part of the coordinated pogrom known as Kristallnacht, which included the detentions of 30,000 Jews in Germany and Austria, the deaths of 91, and the widespread ransacking of Jewish-owned stores and synagogues. Edgar's father Ludwig was then imprisoned at the Dachau concentration camp, and 14-year-old Edgar's sense of security crumbled.[4]
When his father was released six weeks later, the family considered relocation options. They dismissed Palestine and Prague[5] and ultimately managed to obtain entry visas to Britain, and in February 1939, Edgar boarded a train bound for London. His father accompanied him as far as the Dutch border, and then returned to Germany to finish arrangements for him and his wife to follow. In May of that year, the family was re-united in England. From 1944 to 1947, Edgar studied at Magdalene College in Cambridge, where he received his doctorate in 1958. From 1959, he taught history at University of Southampton,[6] until he retired in 1989.[7] In 2003, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.[8]
In 2012, Feuchtwanger co-authored a book with French journalist Bertil Scali describing his childhood brushes with Hitler entitled Hitler, mon voisin: Souvenirs d'un enfant juif[9] it was published in English in the US as Hitler, My Neighbor in 2017.[10] Feuchtwanger has also published an autobiography describing his experiences during the "Third Reich" and the post-war years, entitled I Was Hitler's Neighbour,[11] in 2015.
Hitler My Neighbour, 60-minute documentary film (Kuiv Productions, France, 2012), broadcast in English on PBS America
Feuchtwanger family website, background information and informal bibliography for researchers, journalists, students, etc.
"What Hitler's Jewish Neighbor Saw". CNN Amanpour, 23 June 2016.
"Growing Up Jewish on Hitler's Block: 'Our Neighbor's a Dangerous Man'". Time. 7 November 2017. (An excerpt from Hitler, My Neighbor.)
Edgar Feuchtwanger. links page listing recent articles and appearances.
January 01, 1970
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Edgar Joseph Feuchtwanger OBE born 28 September 1924 is a German British historian Contents 1 Life and work 2 Published works 3 References 4 External linksLife and work editFeuchtwanger was born in Munich He is the son of Erna Rosina nee Rheinstrom and lawyer lecturer and author Ludwig Feuchtwanger and a nephew of novelist and playwright Lion Feuchtwanger who was a vocal critic of Hitler and the Nazis His family is Jewish 1 As a child he lived with his family in Munich near the private residence of Adolf Hitler on Grillparzer Strasse 2 From 1935 to 1938 he attended the Maximiliansgymnasium 3 in his hometown Feuchtwanger was 14 when the Gestapo arrested his father on 10 November 1938 part of the coordinated pogrom known as Kristallnacht which included the detentions of 30 000 Jews in Germany and Austria the deaths of 91 and the widespread ransacking of Jewish owned stores and synagogues Edgar s father Ludwig was then imprisoned at the Dachau concentration camp and 14 year old Edgar s sense of security crumbled 4 When his father was released six weeks later the family considered relocation options They dismissed Palestine and Prague 5 and ultimately managed to obtain entry visas to Britain and in February 1939 Edgar boarded a train bound for London His father accompanied him as far as the Dutch border and then returned to Germany to finish arrangements for him and his wife to follow In May of that year the family was re united in England From 1944 to 1947 Edgar studied at Magdalene College in Cambridge where he received his doctorate in 1958 From 1959 he taught history at University of Southampton 6 until he retired in 1989 7 In 2003 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit 8 In 2012 Feuchtwanger co authored a book with French journalist Bertil Scali describing his childhood brushes with Hitler entitled Hitler mon voisin Souvenirs d un enfant juif 9 it was published in English in the US as Hitler My Neighbor in 2017 10 Feuchtwanger has also published an autobiography describing his experiences during the Third Reich and the post war years entitled I Was Hitler s Neighbour 11 in 2015 Feuchtwanger was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to Anglo German understanding and history 12 Published works editDisraeli Democracy and the Tory Party Oxford University Press 1968 Prussia Myth and Reality Oswald Wolff Limited 1970 Upheaval and Continuity A Century of German History London Wolf 1973 Gladstone Macmillan 1975 The Soviet Union and the Third World Macmillan 1981 with Peter Nailor Democracy and Empire Britain 1865 1914 Edward Arnold 1985 From Weimar to Hitler Germany 1918 33 Palgrave Macmillan 2nd Revised edition 1995 ISBN 0333640527 Disraeli Bloomsbury USA 2000 Imperial Germany 1850 1918 Routledge 2001 Bismarck Routledge 2002 Second edition Routledge 2014 Albert and Victoria Hambledon Continuum 2007 Hitler mon voisin Souvenirs d un enfant juif with Bertil Scali Editions Michel Lafon 2013 in French Hitler My Neighbor with Bertil Scali New York Other Press 2017 5 References edit Edgar Feuchtwanger A Jewish childhood on Hitler s street BBC News 9 November 2012 I Was Hitler s Neighbour History Today Retrieved 7 January 2013 Home maxgym musin de Former Jewish refugee recalls his neighbor from hell Hitler The Times of Israel a b Ghert Z Renee Hitler s Jewish neighbor lived under Nazis noses is now locked down in the UK The Times of Israel Retrieved 21 April 2020 The Bloke who Lived Opposite Hitler University of Southampton 6 February 2014 Archived from the original on 5 May 2014 Retrieved 5 May 2014 Edgar Feuchtwanger Aktuelle Autobiographie in German Offizielles Portal zum Internationalen Lion Feuchtwanger Jahr Retrieved 5 May 2014 Lanchin Mike 9 November 2012 Edgar Feuchtwanger A Jewish childhood on Hitler s street BBC News Retrieved 3 January 2013 Hitler mon voisin Souvenirs d un enfant juif Editions Michel Lafon with Bertil Scali in French 2013 Hitler My Neighbor Other Press Other Press with Bertil Scali 2017 I was Hitler s Neighbour Bretwalda 2015 ASIN 1910440000 No 63218 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 2020 p N11 External links editHitler My Neighbour 60 minute documentary film Kuiv Productions France 2012 broadcast in English on PBS America Feuchtwanger family website background information and informal bibliography for researchers journalists students etc What Hitler s Jewish Neighbor Saw CNN Amanpour 23 June 2016 Growing Up Jewish on Hitler s Block Our Neighbor s a Dangerous Man Time 7 November 2017 An excerpt from Hitler My Neighbor Edgar Feuchtwanger links page listing recent articles and appearances Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edgar Feuchtwanger amp oldid 1220869838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
