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'''George Clare''' (né '''Georg Klaar''') was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Jewish]] author and [[Holocaust survivor]] who wrote ''[[Last Waltz in Vienna]]'' and ''[[Berlin Days]]'', both autobiographies. He fought during [[World War 2]] for the British Army and worked as an editor for many years. He died on 26 March 2009 aged 88. |
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==Books== |
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| ⚫ | In ''Berlin Days'' he recounts his work at the [[denazification]] bureaucracy, where he became highly skilled in identifying lies and omissions in application forms |
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| ⚫ | In ''Last Waltz in Vienna'' he describes his childhood and life as a [[Jew]] in [[Vienna]], and then subsequently goes on to describe Hitler's rise to power and the catastrophe that followed, including his parents' death in [[Auschwitz]]. It also tells of his escape to [[Ireland]], where he married Lisl the day after [[Kristalnacht]], and subsequent enlistment in the [[British army]] (first in the [[Pioneer Corps]] and then in the [[Royal Artillery]]). |
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He died on 26 March 2009 aged 88. |
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== Post military life == |
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After leaving the denazification bureaucracy Clare found his way to [[Fleet Street]], where he worked as an editor for many years. |
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== Political convictions == |
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Clare was strongly [[Zionist]] believing, even prior to the holocaust that the only viable solution to the 'Jewish problem' was a [[Jewish Homeland]] in [[Palestine]]. He writes extensively about this in '' Last Waltz in Vienna'', in which he also explains his childhood friendships with a number of young zionists in Vienna; he also points out that [[Theodor Herzl]] along with many other leading Zionist figures were born in Vienna. |
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== Primary sources == |
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* ''Last Waltz in Vienna'' |
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* ''Berlin Days'' |
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== External links == |
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Revision as of 02:59, 7 May 2013
George Clare (né Georg Klaar) was a British Jewish author and Holocaust survivor who wrote Last Waltz in Vienna and Berlin Days, both autobiographies. He fought during World War 2 for the British Army and worked as an editor for many years. He died on 26 March 2009 aged 88.
Books
In Last Waltz in Vienna he describes his childhood and life as a Jew in Vienna, and then subsequently goes on to describe Hitler's rise to power and the catastrophe that followed, including his parents' death in Auschwitz. It also tells of his escape to Ireland, where he married Lisl the day after Kristalnacht, and subsequent enlistment in the British army (first in the Pioneer Corps and then in the Royal Artillery).
In Berlin Days he recounts his work at the denazification bureaucracy, where he became highly skilled in identifying lies and omissions in application forms.
Primary sources
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