No Fixed Abode: A Jewish Odyssey to Africa

by Peter Fraenkel

Peter Fraenkel here gives a vivid account of a childhood in a middle-class, non-observant Jewish family in Nazi Germany, forced to emigrate to Zambia (then Northern Rhodesia) in 1939. Here the contrast could hardly be greater, from persecuted Jew, to 'enemy alien' in colonial Northern Rhodesia, to re-assimilation into the privileged colonial elite. Following education in Northern and Southern Rhodesia he worked for the Northern Rhodesian and later, Central Broadcasting Service. Here his pioneering work and support for racial equality in a deeply racist society connected with his earlier life - 'no fixed abode' but in tune with humane liberalism.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

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Reviews

[Chad Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honoured to be giving its first review! Interesting book. Actually found him growing up in Silesia interesting. Family was also fascinating. The book covers some interesting general bits of history, about German Jews experience before WW2 and about Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). Touches on his Jewishness in Zambia but not loads of depth. Interesting life! Didn’t talk about his wife much though…