BIBFRAME Work

Title

Two wheels to freedom

Other Titles (e.g. Variant)

• 2 wheels to freedom
• Story of a young Jew, wartime resistance, and a daring escape

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Magida, Arthur J. (author)

Subject

• Jews--Germany--History--20th century--Biography (LCSH)
• Jews--Persecutions--Germany (LCSH)
• Juifs--Persécutions--Allemagne--Histoire--20e siècle (RVM)
• Jews--Persecutions--Germany--History--20th century (LCSH)
• Escapes--Germany--History--20th century (LCSH)
• Artistes juifs--Allemagne--Histoire--20e siècle--Biographies (RVM)
• Identification cards--Forgeries--Germany (LCSH)
• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany (LCSH)
• Jewish artists--Germany--History--20th century--Biography (LCSH)
• Cartes d'identité--Faux--Allemagne--Histoire--20e siècle (RVM)
• Forgery--Germany--History--20th century (LCSH)
• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) (LCSH)
• Holocauste, 1939-1945 (RVM)
• Juifs--Persécutions--Allemagne (RVM)
• Identification cards--Forgeries--Germany--History--20th century (LCSH)
• Cartes d'identité--Faux--Allemagne (RVM)
• Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 (RVM)
• World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Biography (LCSH)
• Faux--Allemagne--Histoire--20e siècle (RVM)
• Holocauste, 1939-1945--Allemagne (RVM)
• World War, 1939-1945 (LCSH)
• Schönhaus, Cioma, 1922-2015 (LCNAF)
• Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Juifs--Biographies (RVM)
• Évasions--Allemagne--Histoire--20e siècle (RVM)

Genre Form

• Autobiographies (LCGFT)
• Biography (LCSH)
• Biographies (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• maps
• plates
• illustrations

Classification

• LCC: DS134.42.S375 M34 2024
• DDC: 940.53/183092
• LCC: DS134.42.S3746 M34 2024

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography

Summary

Though Cioma Schonhaus was only 11 years old when the Nazis first came to power, his cleverness and resourcefulness eventually made him an unlikely hero and bon vivant. As a young adult staying one step ahead of the S.S., Cioma would dine in swanky restaurants and frequent trendy bars and have plenty of romances--all while sabotaging weapons in the munitions factory where he worked. He even bought a sailboat and taught himself how to sail. These hijinks never distracted Cioma from a deeper mission. Trained as an artist, Cioma's masterfully forged fake IDs ensured that several hundred Jews survived the war. When he learned the Gestapo was closing in on him, Cioma masterminded a singularly daring escape: spending a month biking to Switzerland, he became the only person to cycle his way out of the Third Reich.

Table of Contents

part 1. The wanderers: "You better go back" ; "In earlier times, they would have burned us" ; Hitchhiking on the Autobahn ; "This business could have gone very badly" ; "Nothing ever happened except one kiss" -- part 2. "It'll be our turn one day": The butter conspiracy ; An act of lunacy ; "Do not shed too many tears" ; A night on the town ; The kindest Nazi Fanja ever met ; A brainless Hitler and a stupid joke ; He took the job ; The yard sale of the century ; The reluctant forger -- part 3. Into the dark: "Better than dueling with sabers" ; "You shall be the emperor of my soul" ; Cioma, the German nobleman ; Cioma's comrade ; The tide turns ; "Don't show your face in public" -- part 4. The exodus: "Simple is what you are, Schönhaus" ; Hiding, loving, fleeing ; "The lifeboat is full" ; The great balancing ; Pigs to avoid ; "I'm crossing my fingers for you, Schönhaus" ; "I only want to warn you" ; No more hopeless plans -- Postscript: "I know you. I know you very well."

Authorized Access Point

Magida, Arthur J. Two wheels to freedom

Geographic Coverage

• Germany

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-11-02T12:57:14.963649+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24010037

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-11-02
• Cataloger id: 55875c9a-c67c-4c60-9c91-bc260f71f92a
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc