The Mascot: Unraveling the Mystery of My Jewish Father's Nazi Boyhood HB/DJ FINE

Description: 2/1$17.50[12/9/2] The Mascot: Unraveling the Mystery of My Jewish Father's Nazi Boyhood By Mark Kurzem Viking Penguin New York November 2007 ix, [3], 418 p.: frontispiece and illustrated titlepage, 2 maps and 27 in-text illustrations; 9.25 cm. (23.5 inches). White cloth, with red-stamped spine title. Black, red, and white illustrated dust jacket. Includes Acknowledgments and Index. Top page edges brown. First American Edition, First Printing. "How does a Jewish seven-year-old become the hero of a Nazi propaganda film? After sixty-three years of silence, Alex Kurzen appears unexpectedly on his son's doorstep, carrying a battered suitcase and a terrible secret. What follows is a bloodcurdling look inside the belly of the Nazi beast through the eyes of a Jewish child. When a Nazi death squad massacred his mother and fellow villagers, five-year-old Alex escaped, hiding in the freezing Russian forest until he was picked up by a group of Latvian SS soldiers. Alex was able to hide his Jewish identity and ingratiate himself with the soldiers, becoming their mascot and a 'corporal' in the SS with his own miniature boots and uniform. But what began as a desperate bid for survival became a performance that delighted the highest ranks of the Latvian Nazi elite, and they found diabolical ways to make him useful" [from the dust jacket]. ISBN: 9780670018260 Book is in Fine/As New Condition: pages and illustrations clean, tight, and unmarked. Dust Jacket is in Very Good Plus Condition: light wear both ends of the spine, front flap lightly creased. Nice copy! Copyright 2017 All text in this auction description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. We email all winning bidders within 24 hours of the end of auction. Occasionally a server will block emails with unfamiliar addresses, which has prevented us from notifying a few winning bidders. If you do not hear from us, please email us for payment details. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The winning bidder receives free media mail in the U.S. We ship all books in boxes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with tracking. We ship pamphlets, documents, broadsides, and booklets in rigid mailers, bagged and boarded, with added stiffener for protection, always with tracking We have been selling books and ephemera for about 17 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited domestic or international shipping prices, please contact us. WINNERS AND BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING, FIRST CLASS UP TO 16 OUNCES, MEDIA MAIL OVER 16 OUNCES. Payment Methods: Ebay has recently decreed that sellers on the site can only accept electronic payments through Paypal; no other form of payment is permitted except upon request. Before paying for multiple items, please wait for our email notification of your winning bids, so we can provide a combined shipping total. Pa. residents: you must add 6% sales tax to the total (including shipping and handling), unless you have a resale number. This is Pa. state law. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA; CLICK ON THIS LINK: We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.

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Location: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

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