Prologue 11. From Turnips to Cognac 52. Holy Water, Unholy Times 163. All That Matters 224. Explosion in Dieburg 305. Caught in a Web 366. Any Port in a Storm 467. Clinging to Hope 548. Gone with the Wind 619. The Endless Stream 6910. Chaos, Confusion, Terror 7811. A Priest, a Field, and a King 8512. “The Boches Are Coming!” 9113. The Paper Trail 9914. The Road to Lisbon 10815. In Their Own Words 11916. Interned 12917. Hurry Up and Wait 13918. A Test of Nerves 14719. The Stampede for Tickets 15920. Welcome to America 16721. On the Streets of New York 17722. What Will Happen with Mama? 18723. Two Thirds of the Globe 19524. Enemy Aliens 20625. Now is the Time to Have Children 21626. Remember Us 22727. Out of the Glaring Darkness 24128. “Have You Heard?” 24929. Shadow and Light 25730. Inconsolable 27431. The Unraveling 28532. The Rabbit Died 29633. The Letter 304Epilogue 312Small Miracles 321 Questions and Topics for Discussion 327 About the Author 331 Amsterdam Publishers Holocaust Library 333A young Jewish couple, a narrow escape out of Nazi-occupied Europe, and a family finding themselves scattered across the globe: A unique window into the Jewish diaspora.In 1940, thousands of Jewish refugees descended upon sunny Lisbon, desperately scrambling to acquire visas to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. Among them were Elsa and Saly Levi, a young German-Jewish couple who thought they had found safety in neutral Belgium—until Nazi bombs began to fall. Their eyes were fixed on America, but anywhere would do, as long they were far from the Nazis’ reach. But there were others to consider: Saly’s parents were trapped in Vichy France, and Elsa’s mother in Berlin.In the Wake of Madness captures heartache and hope as history unfolds, from the pre-war period in Germany to 1950 New York. Armed with a wealth of long-neglected personal documents, the author pieces together the nail-biting details of her family’s escape. Her journey takes the reader to Germany, Belgium, Portugal, New York, Japan, Chile, Britain and Palestine as WWII scattered loved ones across the globe.A powerful true story that is both intimate and universal.In 1940, thousands of Jewish refugees descended upon sunny Lisbon, desperately scrambling to acquire visas to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. Among them were Elsa and Saly Levi, a young German-Jewish couple who thought they had found safety in neutral Belgium—until Nazi bombs began to fall. Their eyes were fixed on America, but anywhere would do, as long they were far from the Nazis’ reach. But there were others to consider: Saly’s parents were trapped in Vichy France, and Elsa’s mother in Berlin.In the Wake of Madness captures heartache and hope as history unfolds, from the pre-war period in Germany to 1950 New York. Armed with a wealth of long-neglected personal documents, the author pieces together the nail-biting details of her family’s escape. Her journey takes the reader to Germany, Belgium, Portugal, New York, Japan, Chile, Britain and Palestine as WWII scattered loved ones across the globe.A powerful true story that is both intimate and universal.