It seems like one bad thing after another is happening. In the USA, Black Friday is the start of a worldwide economic mess that will have lasting effects, even for Inge’s family. Meanwhile, the Nazi party (NSDAP) is gaining strength in Germany, particularly in North Frisia, where nine-year-old Inge spends her summer. Because she is too thin, her relatives on Föhr are determined to help her gain weight. During this time, she keeps bumping into a certain Hermann Rickmers from the neighboring village…
Key resources for this episode:
Wilhelm Koops: “Wyker Gezeiten: 100 Jahre Auf und Ab in Wyk auf Föhr” (Husum-Verlag)
Kreske Ingwersen: “Ungewiss, wohin das Schicksal uns führt…” (Husum-Verlag)
“Wie freiheitsliebend sind die Friesen?”, https://www.ndr.de/geschichte/Wie-freiheitsliebend-sind-die-Friesen,mythen120.html
“Rüm hart – klaar kiming”, https://geschichte-s-h.de/sh-von-a-bis-z/r/ruem-hart-klaar-kiming/
“Spitzenwerte für die NSDAP: Als die Nazis an die Macht kamen”, https://www.nordschleswiger.dk/de/suedschleswig/spitzenwerte-fuer-nsdap-als-nazis-macht-kamen
“Improvisierend durch die Krise: Der New Deal”, https://www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/green-new-deals-2022/345725/improvisierend-durch-die-krise-der-new-deal/
Fact Checking: Ute Maack, Yves Müller
A podcast by Ferring Stiftung and Honig&Gold.
This podcast is based on the German podcast ‘Föhr nach New York – Eine Auswanderergeschichte’ (by Honig&Gold, NDR Schleswig-Holstein, and the Ferring Foundation of Föhr from the year 2024.
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