tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966330143385469554.post6183615611088612211..comments2024-03-19T17:09:22.054-04:00Comments on The Children's War: The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert SharenowAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966330143385469554.post-47259737668351853132012-02-19T10:32:34.317-05:002012-02-19T10:32:34.317-05:00I've had this book on my list for a while, tha...I've had this book on my list for a while, thanks for bumping it up to the top of the list.<br /><br />By the way, Max Schmeling (who had a Jewish manager yet somehow got stuck into representing the Nazis) lived to the rip old age of 99 and even financed Joe Louis' funera. During the Nazi purge of Jews from Berlin, he personally saved the lives of two Jewish children by hiding them in his apartment.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ManOfLaBook.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ManOfLaBook.com</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966330143385469554.post-83938784315552294602012-02-19T08:32:41.146-05:002012-02-19T08:32:41.146-05:00Joyce, yes, Max Schmeling was an interesting perso...Joyce, yes, Max Schmeling was an interesting person, both in and out of the ring. I had known about the two boys he helped, but not that he and Joe Lewis were such friends. Apparently, Schmeling helped him out a number of times in life. <br /><br />The Anhalter is rather a compelling monument of the death and destruction caused by war. I think the picture I used is an old luggage sticker rather than a postcard, but there are some wonderful old images of Bahnhof and Hotel online.<br /><br />Dorothy, it was interesting to see the portrayal of Max Schmeling in this book. I don't care for boxing and usually ignore boxers, but I already knew who he was and something about him. I was surprised no one else had posted the painting of Max Schmeling that Grosz did of him when they reviewed the book. <br /><br />Yes, I think everyone should go to the Neue Galerie (at 5th Avenue and 86th Street, NYC)Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966330143385469554.post-36474372131762422542012-02-18T14:52:16.418-05:002012-02-18T14:52:16.418-05:00Interesting review. Particularly seeing this angl...Interesting review. Particularly seeing this angle of the real Max Schmeling. Somehow moving to see the George Grosz portrait of Schmeling in this context. I would also recommend a visit to the Neue Galerie.Dorothy Jameshttp://www.myplaceformystery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966330143385469554.post-29902742096230657242012-02-18T10:07:50.759-05:002012-02-18T10:07:50.759-05:00Alex, I enjoyed this book while reading and was so...Alex, I enjoyed this book while reading and was so curious to discover if Max Schmeling was a real person. So I interrupted my reading to research a bit and became absolutely enthralled at that point. I was especially captured by the later real life relationship between Schmeling and Joe Lewis and also the fact that Max helped those boys escape! <br /><br />I am glad to have your take on this book. Thanks for posting the art work and the postcard. The remains of Anhalter Station grabbed me on my first day in Berlin last spring and I sensed immediately that this had been a place of significance! Since then I have been hungry for images of the way it was and have found some terrific ones. This advertisement of the tunnel to Excelsior is one I don't remember seeing.Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153114928220349251noreply@blogger.com