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RESCUE IN VIENNA (Record no. 193762)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789356406704
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Terms of availability Purchased
Note Prism Books, Kadavanthra
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 923.254
Item number VIN/RE
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Vinay Gupta
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Title RESCUE IN VIENNA
Remainder of title : Story of Unlikely Saviour
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Edition statement 1
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Bloomsbury
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2024
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Size of unit 228
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General note 'Let me tell you a secret. Your Nana helped many Jewish families flee the Nazis.'<br/><br/>When Vinay Gupta heard of the daring exploits of his grandfather, he embarked on a journey to uncover the truth. What he found was the exceptional tale of an unassuming yet enterprising man from Punjab who chose to help complete strangers in their most dire hour of need.<br/><br/>The year is 1938 and Kundanlal, a machine tool manufacturer from Ludhiana, is in Vienna for a surgery. As he is recovering, he befriends Lucy and Alfred Wachsler, a young Jewish couple about to have their first child. From them Kundanlal learns of the changing political climate in Europe-the attacks against Jewish people and the Aryanisation of their businesses. As the owner of multiple factories, he finds himself in a unique position to help. Applying for visas on behalf of the Wachslers, Kundanlal sponsors them, along with four other Jewish families, providing proof of employment, financial backing and shelter. He starts new businesses to employ the men and builds homes for the families back home.<br/><br/>When they arrive in Punjab, the families are forced to contend with the slow pace of life in small-town India, a stark contrast to cosmopolitan Vienna. But even this interlude is fleeting as the British round up all people of German descent-Jewish and Gentile alike-and ship them to internment camps across the country, echoing in a way the events in Europe.<br/><br/>A Rescue in Vienna is an endearing family memoir that sheds light on a fascinating slice of history, and an unusual piece of heroism.
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Formatted contents note 1. Ludhiana and Lahore<br/>2. Central Provinces<br/>3. Adventures in Entrepreneurship<br/>4. Vienna<br/>5. Growing Up Jewish in Austria<br/>6. Chutzpah<br/>7. Getting to India<br/>8. Loyalty and Betrayal<br/>9. Internment and Liberation<br/>10. Karachi<br/>11. Partition and Holocaust<br/>12. Incarceration<br/>13. Kothi<br/>14. Mensch
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element History and Geography
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biography, genealogy, insignia
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element People in social sciences
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Asia
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biography of individuals who were involved in rescuing or aiding victims during the Holocaust or similar events
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Koha item type Lending
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Inventory number Total Checkouts Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date last checked out Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Non-fiction Ernakulam Public Library Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks 2024-11-05 Purchased 599.00 KC-24-CRB-3983,2024/11/04 5 4 923.254 VIN/RE E1100886 2025-02-25 2025-02-17 2024-11-05 Lending