Fromms : how Julius Fromm's condom empire fell to the Nazis / Götz Aly and Michael Sontheimer ; translated from the German by Shelley Frisch.
- Aly, Götz, 1947-
- Date:
- [2009], ©2009
- Books
About this work
Description
A book with dozens of photos and documents recounts the history of the first branded condoms in Germany and the culture that allowed them to thrive, the machinations by which the Nazis robbed Jews of their businesses, and the tragedy of a man whose love for his country was betrayed by its government and his fellow citizens.
Publication/Creation
New York : Other Press, [2009], ©2009.
Physical description
xii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
"Originally published as Fromms : Wie der jüdische Kondomfabrikant Julius F. unter die deutschen Räuber fiel by Gotz Aly and Michael Sontheimer."
Original ed.: 2007
Contents
Julius Fromm, sex, and family planning -- From the ghetto in Konin to Berlin -- The world's first brand-name condoms -- "We have become Germans": an illusion -- The new factory: transparency for those in the know -- Fromms Act for Göring's godmother -- A critical look at the personal history of a public figure -- Exile: helpless in London -- Seizure by the German state -- "Jew auction" as Aryan haunt -- From villa Fromm to Auschwitz -- Survival in Paris, London, and Berlin -- "Property of the people" in the new Germany.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineBZP (Fromm)Open shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9781590512968
- 1590512960
- 9781590513774
- 1590513770