Barefoot in the Rubble
Barefoot in the Rubble by Elizabeth Barbara Walter is a revised edition published by Pannonia Press in July 2000, comprising 280 pages in English. This memoir recounts the author’s experiences as a survivor of Ethnic Cleansing, detailing the profound suffering endured by her and her loved ones. Walter’s narrative draws connections between the victims of Ethnic Cleansing and those of the Holocaust, highlighting the shared pain and neglect faced by marginalized groups during and after World War II.
In this account, readers will find a poignant exploration of the impact of historical events on individual lives, particularly focusing on the two million Volksdeutsche who perished during the Expulsion. Walter’s reflections reveal the broader implications of societal indifference towards the suffering of various ethnic groups, including the Donauschwaben and Holocaust victims. The memoir invites contemplation on themes of historical oppression and the often-overlooked narratives of those affected by war and conflict, making it a significant contribution to the discourse on 20th-century history and social science.
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As a survivor of Ethnic Cleansing, it is clear from her memoir that Elizabeth Walter suffered then, and long afterwards, both for herself and her loved ones. What also comes through her account, however, are less publicized, but resonant and compelling connections between victims of that Ethnic Cleansing and victims of the Holocaust. Elizabeth Walter knew, and suffered with, a few of the two million Volksdeutsche who perished in the Vertreibung. Two million (the currently accepted number for the ethnic German deaths in the Expulsion) is a hefty figure, even by World War II and Holocaust standards, and even for a people whom many in this country still imagine “had-it-coming.” Elizabeth Walther also shares with Holocaust victims, and historical slavery and oppression, the knowledge that free and secure people did not really care about her fate. Nobody cared about the Jews in 1942, or in 1943. At least not anybody with any power to help them in any significant way. In a similar sense, nobody cared about the Donauschwaben in 1944. If people thought about their situation at all, the “Schwobe” were guilty by reason of race;” just like the Jews since the time of St. Augustine…. and the Haitians since the inception of the slave trade.
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