Dublin Nazi No. 1: The Life of Adolf Mahr PDF
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The Life of Adolf Mahr GERRY MULLINS GERRY MULLINS To the spirit of Albert Bender CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MAHR FAMILY TREE MAP OF GERMANY FOREWORD BY CATHAL O’SHANNON 11 PROLOGUE 13 FAMILY LIFE: THE MAHRS IN DUBLIN ie OFFICIAL LIFE: AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1927—34 NAZI LIFE, 1933-37 47 IMPENDING WAR, 1937-39 68 New LIFE IN GERMANY, 1939-43 105 THE TIDE OF WAR TURNS, 1943—45 133 HILDE’s JOURNEY, 1945 152 THE DusT SETTLES, 1946-47 tH NmFWDoNHPOn N EPILOGUE: PICKING UP THE PIECES, 1947 ONWARDS 209 BIBLIOGRAPHY 225 NOTES 229 INDEX 245 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project began life as a study of Albert Bender while I was working at the Ish Herald in San Francisco, and it evolved to become this book seven years later. Along the way, it took the form of a journalism project at DCU, where the advice of my supervisor Dr Colum Kenny was most insightful. The ever-obliging Seamus Hosey helped me convert it into two tadio documentaries at RTE, produced by Lorelei Harris. An invitation from Skerries Historical Society to present a slide show on the Mahrs focused my mind upon writing a book on the subject. Once the book idea was under way, Michael Collins helped organise the necessary foreign trips; Regina Standun, Deirdre Cronnelly and Laura Wipfler were generous with their translating talents; Jonathan Williams showed dedication that went far beyond his role as literary agent; and Maurice Mullins’s proofreading of an early draft of the text was most helpful. The project would not have been possible but for the infectious enthusiasm of Dr Pat Wallace; the shared files and knowledge of Dr David O’Donoghue; the trust and generosity of the Mahr family; and the love and support of Jennifer Spurling, who showed confidence in the book by marrying me during its gestation. To the above, and the dozens of people who took my calls and answered my e-mails, I owe a debt of gratitude. Gerry Mullins Dublin, February 2007 MAHR FAMILY TREE GusTAV JOHANN MarIA ANTONIA JOHAN FRANS ADRIANA JACOBA MAHR SCHROLL VAN BEMMELEN PAULUS born 23.11.1858 born 4.3.1866 born 26.12.1859 born 27.6.1874 Brandeis an der Elbe, Prague, Groningen, Antwerpen, Austria Czechoslovakia Holland Holland died 1.9.1930 died 15.2.1949 died 6.8.1956 died 13.3.1945 Hargelsberg, Linz an der Donau, Leiden, Leiden, Austria Austria Netherlands Netherlands ADOLF MARIA MARIA MAHR MAHR NEE VAN BEMMELEN born 7.5.1887 born 18.4.1901 Trento, The Hague, (at that time) Austria Holland died 27.5.1951 died 30.10.1975 Bonn am Rhein, Hailer-Gelnhausen, Germany Germany GUSTAV HILDE INGRID BRIGIT born 3.8.1922 born 24.7.1926 born 26.7.1929 born 3.1.1933 MAP OF GERMANY “Gpenvank® SOM Se eaitic sea North Sea MECKLENBURG _ NETHERLANDS GERMANY : n
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