Background
Trahan, Elizabeth Welt was born on November 19, 1924 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1947. Daughter of Albert and Selma (Silberstein) W.
(Ten Dollars in My Pocket is both an American success stor...)
Ten Dollars in My Pocket is both an American success story and a description of the painful maturation process of a belated teenager trying to discover who and where she is, and who is at least once on the verge of suicide. This account is unique because of the authenticity of its narrative voice: we read diary entries and letters written during those years, as well as several eyewitness accounts published by the author at that time. This kaleidoscope of factual information is complemented by the author’s recollections and reflections.
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(In German with introduction in English. Illustrated with ...)
In German with introduction in English. Illustrated with photos of the authors. Includes prose, poetry, essays and a bibliography.
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(During a walk to town, Elizabeth Welt Trahan allows the m...)
During a walk to town, Elizabeth Welt Trahan allows the memories of her childhood to surface after more than a half century - first in short, disconnected snippets but then more and more insistently, until she is pulled back into the nightmarish world of Hitler's Vienna where, being Jewish, she barely survived. But this is also the story of the maturing process of a young girl during those shattering times. Despite an aloof and insensitive father, a circle of friends that is continually decimated by deportations, and the abrupt ending of a timid first love relationship, she is able to draw strength from the trivial and small pleasures of daily living.
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comparative literature educator
Trahan, Elizabeth Welt was born on November 19, 1924 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1947. Daughter of Albert and Selma (Silberstein) W.
Bachelor, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1951. Master of Arts, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, New Haven, 1957.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Monterey Institute, 2005.
Instructor German and Russian language and literature University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1956-1960. Assistant to associate professor Slavic department University Pittsburgh, 1960—1966. Associate professor Monterey (California) Institute International Studies, 1968—1975, professor, 1975—1989.
Founder Translation and Interpretation School, 1970—1989. Retired, 1989
Executive committee National Coalition Indiana Scholars, 1993-1999. Visiting professor State University of New York, Binghamton, 1983, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1985-1988, visiting lecturer, 1988-1993.
Lecturer in field.
(During a walk to town, Elizabeth Welt Trahan allows the m...)
(Ten Dollars in My Pocket is both an American success stor...)
(In German with introduction in English. Illustrated with ...)
Member Modern Language Association, National Writers Union (steering committee Western New England chapter since 2000).
Married Donald H. Trahan, August 31, 1957 (divorced August 1975). 1 child, Jennifer.