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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Zookeeper’s Wife tells you what you need to knowーbefore or after you read Diane Ackerman’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Book……続きを見る

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Irena’s Children tells you what you need to knowーbefore or after you read Tilar J. Mazzeo’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books s……続きを見る

“Provides important details about the Einsatzgruppen’s leadership . . . Numerous photographs illustrate the text. A grim read, but a necessary one.” ーThe Washington Times In June 1941, Adolf Hitler……続きを見る

The chilling true story of a serial killer who preyed on men, women, and children desperate to escape Nazi-occupied Paris. On March 11, 1944, police were called to investigate foul-smelling smoke po……続きを見る

From the author of Jews, God, and History, this comprehensive history of the Jewish people is “an epic drama, searching and nobly conceived” (Publishers Weekly). A compelling and readable account of……続きを見る

Correspondence documenting a Jewish family’s personal history of the Holocaust and World War II. Raya Schapiro and Helga Weinberg found a box of letters among their mother’s effects after her death ……続きを見る

In striking photography and informative text, this volume both celebrates and mourns Eastern European Jewish life of the early- to mid-twentieth century. From Odessa to Budapest, Warsaw, Prague, and……続きを見る

A fascinating biography of the high-profile Jewish Nova Scotian businessmanーa man who not only survived but thrived against all odds. In Simon Spatz, former journalism professor Michael Cobdon tell……続きを見る

A pioneering, wordless graphic novel detailing the horrors of war in the 20th Century, featuring an overview of the artist’s career. Si Lewen’s Parade is a timeless story told in a language that kno……続きを見る

A French historian chronicles his meticulous efforts to document the lives of his Polish Jewish grandparents who were killed in the Holocaust. Ivan Jablonka’s grandparents’ lives ended long before h……続きを見る

Seventeen essays by scholars examining the links between anti-Semitism and attitudes toward Israel in the current political climate. How and why have anti-Zionism and antisemitism become so radical ……続きを見る

A court reporter for the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Nazi doctors reveals the shocking truth of their torture and murder in this monumental memoir. Vivien Spitz reported on the Nuremberg trials fo……続きを見る

An eminent psychiatrist delves into the minds of Nazi leadershipin “a fresh look at the nature of wickedness, and at our attempts to explain it” (Sir Simon Wessely, Royal College of Psychiatrists). ……続きを見る

The powerful story of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of the Second World War In 1943, nearly one thousand European refugees from eighteen different countr……続きを見る

The “extraordinary” true story of the St. Louis, a German ship that, in 1939, carried Jews away from Hamburgーand into an unimaginable ordeal (The New York Times). On May 13, 1939, the luxury liner ……続きを見る

In this major work exploring the American Jewish response to the Holocaust as it occurred, by examining contemporary Jewish press accounts of such events as Kristallnacht, the refusal to allow the r……続きを見る

Revised and Updated “Brilliantly reconstructs the degradation and drama of Sobibor. . . . A memorable and moving saga, full of anger and anguish, a reminder never to forget.” ーSan Francisco Chronic……続きを見る

The true story behind the film The Nasty Girl: A memoir by a German woman who uncovered her hometown’s war crimes and complicity with the Nazis. Nestled along the Danube in southern Germany, Passau ……続きを見る

A groundbreaking reexamination of the Holocaust and how Germans understood their genocidal project: “Insightful [and] chilling.” ーKirkus Reviews Why exactly did the Nazis burn the Hebrew Bible ever……続きを見る

The true story of a DOJ prosecutor’s complicated quest to deport Nazis: “The lessons that Mr. Gerson learns, and shares, could not be more timely.” ーSeth Waxman, former US Solicitor General As the ……続きを見る

Governor General’s Award Finalist: A “wry, moving” memoir of a woman retracing her grandfather’s escape from Amsterdam during the Holocaust (Alison Pick, Booker-nominated author of Between Gods). Wh……続きを見る

A harrowing account of the profoundly consequential decisions American universities made about refugee scholars from Nazi-dominated Europe--a finalist for a 2020 National Jewish Book Award The Unite……続きを見る

“An invaluable resource” for individuals and institutions documenting the experiences of Holocaust survivorsーor other historical testimonyーon video (Journal of Jewish Identities). Institutions tha……続きを見る

“Shines light to the world through the individual stories of people who came through darkness . . . a book of courage, strength and inspiration.” ーThe Jerusalem Report Drawing on testimonies, memoi……続きを見る

Covers the six principal extermination camps in Nazi occupied Poland; a sobering reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust. Nearly 80 years on, the concept and scale of the Nazis’ genocide program re……続きを見る

A study of the generation of Germans dealing with the psychological effects of the parents’ and grandparents’ experiences during and after World War II. How is it possible for people who were born i……続きを見る

An acclaimed historian of twentieth century Germany provides a vivid account of Hitler’s rise to power and its intimate connection to the Bavarian capital. The immediate aftermath of the Great War a……続きを見る

The true story of the Tour de France winner who cycled all over Mussolini’s Italy in a secret quest to rescue hundreds of Jewish lives. Cyclist Gino Bartali won the Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) thr……続きを見る

“Trace[s] the developing Holocaust from the Odessa Massacre . . . a very good point to start into understanding this terrible genocide.” ーFiretrench In Holocaust, Stephen Wynn looks at the build up……続きを見る

A Jewish history professor offers his personal account of the Holocaust, while depicting what he’s gone through to understand this moment in his past. Historian Otto Dov Kulka has dedicated his life……続きを見る