Professional Summary
International e-Profile: While a graduate student in the English department at U.C., I received a Fulbright research grant to Germany, 1994-1995. My experiences in Germany were invaluable and life-changing. My first book, Divided Lives: The Untold Stories of Jewish-Christian Women in Nazi Germany resulted from my research grant in Germany. Dr. Norbert Finzsch served as my guide at The University of Hamburg (where I also attended literature courses) and a few German and American students, accompanied me on interviews. Additionally, I did research in the Hamburg State Archives for a short period of time. I also met with many luminaries and community leaders who assisted me. Because of the public interest in my book, I have been accorded the privilege to speak to and educate myriad groups inside and outside of the classroom in the U.S. and abroad on topics from my research. I have taken trips to Europe since my Fulbright. In January 2006, I gave a talk at The Imperial War Museum in London. There, I met many German students, professors, and teachers with whom I engaged in extensive and lively discussions; in particular, about subjects being taught in their German universities, and the university system in general. When approached to write a book in a series, I was somewhat reticent, but it was an honor and even a joy to write for young readers about Winston Churchill, and in 2025 the book will be re-released with a new design.
I had always hoped to return to Europe in a lectureship role one day, but would also like to teach some courses in European or Judaic Studies. I am currently working on another hybrid memoir-historical nonfiction book.
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Published Books
Cynthia Crane (2003. ) Divided Lives: The Untold Stories of Jewish-Christian Women in Nazi Germany .St Martin's Press, McMillan, and Springer (Author)
Cynthia Crane (2018. ) All About Winston Churchill .IN , Blue River Press