The Holocaust Books
Ksiezy Mlyn Encyclopedia of the Ghetto
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial El diario de Renia Spiegel: El testimonio de una joven en tiempos del Holocausto/ Renia's Diary: A Holocaust Journal
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial K.O. Auschwitz. La sobrecogedora historia de los
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Gedisa La Risa Nos Hara Libres
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Roca El voluntario: La verdadera historia del héroe de
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Maus I: Relato de un sobreviviente. Mi padre
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Maus II: Relato de un superviviente. Y aquí
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Eichmann en Jerusalén / Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
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Anagrama Calle Este-Oeste
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Los últimos españoles de Mauthausen: La historia
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Obelisco Barco a Ninguna Parte, El
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Editorial Periferica Sin Flores Ni Coronas: Auschwitz-Birkenau,
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Un saco de canicas /A Bag of Marbles
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Obelisco El Misterio del Holocausto Revelado: Revelaciones
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Ediciones Robinbook Criminales Nazis del Exterminio
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Ediciones Robinbook Los Secretos Ocultos del Tercer Reich
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Museum Tusculanum Press Witness: Memory, Representation, and the Media in
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Museum Tusculanum Press Nothing to Speak of: Wartime Experiences of the
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Viella La Chiesa Fiorentina E Il Soccorso Agli Ebrei:
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Viella Editrice Le Ombre del Passato: Italia E Polonia Di Fronte
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Damiani Max Hirshfeld: Sweet Noise: Love in Wartime
Book SynopsisSweet Noise. Love in Wartime is a book of photographs and words about the Holocaust, a subject difficult to grasp and almost impossible to document. It is also a story of love in a time of war, told in a clear voice using compelling black-and-white photographs and simple, evocative language to build a framework around this pivotal moment in history. Hirshfeld's parents, Polish Jews who survived Auschwitz, raised him in a small city in Alabama, where life in the South of the 1950s and 1960s was quiet and, on the surface, mostly idyllic. But lurking under the surface was a remarkable yet tension-filled history that fully revealed itself only after he matured and had a family of his own. He knew the outer perimeters of his parent’s story: the challenges of being Jewish in a place that increasingly alienated them, their individual trajectories as they moved through adulthood and their chance meeting in a Nazi-created ghetto where they fell in love. But it took a trip to Poland with his mother in 1993 (and the discovery in 2005 of hundreds of post-war letters between his parents) to more fully acquaint me with the depths of their tragedies and the exceptional love story that began in 1943, sustaining them through the war. Though Sweet Noise features events that began seventy-five years ago, the material is eerily timely. As Eastern Europe grapples with this horrific legacy, and many countries are reassessing their responses to mass immigration, those in a position to bear witness need a supportive environment wherein art and language serve to remind the world what can occur when hatred and the concept of ethnic cleansing are given free rein.
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Edizioni Terra Santa Guerra E Shoa: Frammenti Di Memoria
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Viella Dopo Il 16 Ottobre: Gli Ebrei a Roma Tra
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Viella La Strada Di Casa: Il Ritorno in Italia Dei
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Mimesis International On the Edge of the Abyss: The Origins of the
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Peeters Publishers By Fire into Light: Four Catholic Martyrs of the
Book SynopsisIn the Nazi concentration camps countless people were martyred as a result of hate and foolishness disguised as the honorable logic of progress and national security. For many of them this meant a spiritual journey into an abyss of grief and brutalization. Some of them remain inscribed in the common recollection of mankind as martyrs of their faith, a faith in God and in the dignity of man created to the image of God. In this book we find the description of the spiritual biography of four of them: the Jewish philosopher Edith Stein who entered a carmelite monastery, the carmelites Titus Brandsma and Jacques de Jesus, the deacon Karl Leisner ordained to the priesthood in Dachau: Jew, German, Frenchman and Dutchman. Their journey was heroic, but the fire of systematic destruction of their body gave room to the high flight of their humanity into the light of God's unconditional mercy.
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Peeters Publishers Encountering God in the Abyss: Titus Brandsma's
Book SynopsisBorn on a Frisian farm, Titus Brandsma (1881-1942) entered the novitiate of the Carmelites in Boxmeer. On his journey he cultivated the spiritual garden of his cell in order to dwell in the face of his Creator. Becoming a scholar of philosophy and mysticism, Titus Brandsma was concentrated on the depths of human existence, but his contemplation gave him a broad view of reality and made him discover ever new horizons. Although a university professor, he was a productive journalist, engaged in questions of culture and education. Prophet of peace and justice, Brandsma defended from the beginning the Jews against Nazi ideology. During the German occupation of Holland he took a strong stand in favor of the freedom of the press. For him the dignity of the human person could never be sacrificed for ideological and political reasons. As a result he became a martyr in the concentration camp in Dachau.
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European Interuniversity Press A Topography of Memory: Representations of the
Book SynopsisThere is a paradox inherent in any attempt to memorialize the Holocaust. On the one hand, it can be argued that the Holocaust is fundamentally unrepresentable, indeed unimaginable, and that no human means of communication can adequately convey its enormity. On the other hand, any memorial devoted to the Holocaust is predicated on the notion that the only way to ensure that such a thing does not happen again is to bear witness and thereby bring the living and the dead together. But how can something that cannot be represented be remembered or witnessed? This book is an analysis of the history of various sorts of representation, chiefly memorials, on the site of the concentration camps Dachau and Buchenwald in comparison with Auschwitz, Yad Vashem and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. By providing a reconstruction of the history and debates surrounding the question of memorializing and forgetting, it interrogates the question of how to represent the unrepresentable. It is a study of how the boundaries of representation and the rhetoric of artifacts changed during the transformation of these places. It draws on Freudian analysis, the literature on sites of memory, and the debate about writing about the Holocaust, showing clearly how the camps have been and still remain highly contested places of memory and arguing that these debates and their physical embodiment on the sites have to be incorporated in our understanding of what these places represent.
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Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij Hungary 1944-45, The Forgotten Tragedy: Germany's
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Amsterdam University Press The Holocaust, Israel and 'the Jew': Histories of
Book SynopsisThis book is the first comprehensive study of postwar antisemitism in the Netherlands. It focuses on the way stereotypes are passed on from one decade to the next, as reflected in public debates, the mass media, protests and commemorations, and everyday interactions. The Holocaust, Israel and 'the Jew' explores the ways in which old stories and phrases relating to 'the stereotypical Jew' are recycled and modified for new uses, linking the antisemitism of the early postwar years to its enduring manifestations in today's world. The Dutch case is interesting because of the apparent contrast between the Netherlands' famous tradition of tolerance and the large numbers of Jews who were deported and murdered in the Second World War. The book sheds light on the dark side of this so-called 'Dutch paradox,' in manifestations of aversion and guilt after 1945. In this context, the abusive taunt 'They forgot to gas you' can be seen as the first radical expression of postwar antisemitism as well as an indication of how the Holocaust came to be turned against the Jews. The identification of 'the Jew' with the gas chamber spread from the streets to football stadiums, and from verbal abuse to pamphlet and protest. The slogan 'Hamas, Hamas all the Jews to the gas' indicates that Israel became a second marker of postwar antisemitism. The chapters cover themes including soccer-related antisemitism, Jewish responses, philosemitism, antisemitism in Dutch-Moroccan and Dutch- Turkish communities, contentious acts of remembrance, the neo-Nazi tradition, and the legacy of Theo van Gogh. The book concludes with a lengthy epilogue on 'the Jew' in the politics of the radical right, the attacks in Paris in 2015, and the refugee crisis. The stereotype of 'the Jew' appears to be transferable to other minorities. Now also available as paperback!Trade Review"This is a very welcome volume, fit for teaching, and suitable as a handbook. It has a keen eye for controversy and tensions, for the political framework of incidents, and for the continuities and transformations of antisemitism. It is highly recommended for use in education on the legacy of the Holocaust and on the history and contemporary dynamics of antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, and also for those who follow developments in the Netherlands." - Dienke Hondius, Antisemitism Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Spring 2018). VPRO Boeken Bettine Siertsema en Evelien Gans: Een gesprek met Bettine Siertsema over haar onderzoek en boek 'Eerste Nederlandse getuigenissen van de Holocaust 1945-1946' en met Evelien Gans over The Holocaust, Israel and 'the Jew'. Watch here. Vrij Nederland February 2018: Evelien Gans: '"De jood" leent zich voor alle mogelijke woede, rancune en frustratie'. BMGN - Low Countries Historical Review by Anthony D. Kauders, available online here. Review in NRC, 8 December 2017, read the review here. "In het standaardwerk Holocaust, Israel en 'the Jew' houden Remco Ensel en Evelien Gans [=] "binnen- en buitenlandse lezers een onthullende spiegel voor van een verontrustend fenomeen in de Nederlandse samenleving, de toename en vertakking van antisemitisme. Antisemitisme is als zevenblad in de vaderlandse tuin." - Jan Slomp, De Brug, June 2017 "In The Holocaust, Israel and 'the Jew' van Evelien Gans en Remco Ensel worden de fijne maar pijnlijke nuances van risjes oftewel antisemitisme in Nederland haarscherp gefileerd ... Zij analyseren alle facetten van antisemitisme, leggen het (zonder ze gelijk te stellen) naast vreemdelingenhaat en islamofobie en belichten het ook vanuit de Nederlandse islamitische gemeenschap. Hun werk heeft directe maatschappelijke relevantie en de samenstellers verdienen daarvoor een groot compliment." - Joel Cahen, Historisch Magazine, nr. 5 July/August 2017 Five-page spread in Folia, University of Amsterdam's weekly magazine, page 28-30. Interview with editor Evelien Gans in Dutch newspaper 'Reformatorisch Dagblad Interview about Dutch antisemitism with editor Evelien Gans in national Dutch newspaper Het Parool "[Gans] is known for her sharp analysis of the often subtle workings of antisemitism, and her scientific legacy is renowned for being applicable to all aspects of racism and discrimination that affects minority groups." - Nieuw Israëlisch Weekblad - ["The Holocaust, Israel and 'the Jew'] is the first comprehensive study of post-war antisemitism in the Netherlands." The Jewish Telegraph On December 15th 2016, Evelien Gans held her vale held her valedictory address as Professor of Contemporary Judaism, its History and Culture. Read her address (in Dutch) here.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Table of Illustrations Preface 1. Why Jews are more guilty than others An introductory essay, 1945-2016 Evelien Gans I. Post Liberation Antisemitism 2. 'The Jew' as a Dubious Victim Evelien Gans 3. 'The Meek Jew' - and Beyond Evelien Gans 4. Alte Kameraden. Right-wing Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial Remco Ensel, Evelien Gans & Willem Wagenaar 5. Jewish Reactions to Post Liberation Antisemitism Evelien Gans II. Israel and 'The Jew' 6. Philosemitism? Ambivalences regarding Israel Evelien Gans 7. Transnational Left-wing Protest and 'The Powerful Zionist' Remco Ensel 8. Israel: Growing Polarisation Evelien Gans 9. 'The activist Jew' Responds to Changing Dutch Perceptions of Israel Katie Digan 10. Turkish anti-Zionism in the Netherlands. From Leftist to Islamist Activism Annemarike Stremmelaar III. The Holocaust-ed Jew in Native Domains since the 1980s 11. 'The Jew' in Football: To Kick Around or to Embrace Evelien Gans 12. Pornographic Antisemitism, Shoah Fatigue and Freedom of Speech Evelien Gans 13. Historikerstreit. The Stereotypical Jew in Recent Dutch Holocaust Studies Remco Ensel & Evelien Gans IV. Generations. Migrant Identites and Antisemitism in the Twenty-first Century 14. 'The Jew' vs. 'The Young Male Moroccan': Stereotypical Confrontations in the City Remco Ensel 15. Conspi-Racism: Islamic Redemptive Antisemitism and the Murder of Theo van Gogh Remco Ensel 16. Reading Anne Frank. Confronting Antisemitism in Turkish and Muslim Communities Annemarike Stremmelaar 17. Holocaust Commemorations in Post-colonial Dutch Society Remco Ensel 18. Epilogue: Instrumentalising and Blaming 'the Jew', 2011-2016 Evelien Gans References Index
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KIT Publishers Lotty's Bench: The Persecution of the Jews of
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Amsterdam University Press Reading Etty Hillesum in Context: Writings, Life,
Book SynopsisThe diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum (1914—1943) have a special place among the Jewish-Dutch testimonies of the Shoah, so much so that Etty Hillesum studies has become its own field. This book offers the most important contributions from the past fifteen years of international research into Hillesum’s work and life, studying her ethical, philosophical, spiritual, and literary existential search.Table of ContentsContents Preface Introduction Klaas A.D. Smelik, A Short Biography of Etty Hillesum (1914-1943) The Diaries Klaas A.D. Smelik, To Remember Is To Act: From a Bundle of Notebooks to a Worldwide Publication Marja Clement, 'Hineinhorchen' and Writing: The Language Use of Etty Hillesum War and Persecution Klaas A.D. Smelik, Etty Hillesum's Choice Not To Go Into Hiding Lotte Bergen, Agency Within Nazi Constraints: Etty Hillesum and Her Interpretation of the Jewish Fate Jurjen Wiersma, One Ought To Write a Chronicle of Westerbork Gerrit Van Oord, The Departure: A Reconstruction of the Unexpected Deportation of the Hillesum Family From Camp Westerbork on Tuesday 7 September 1943 Reading and Writers Meins G.S. Coetsier, "Aesthetic Mirrors": Etty Hillesum and Rainer Maria Rilke Janny van der Molen, "I Keep Being Drawn Towards Jung": Good and Evil in the Work of Etty Hillesum and Carl Gustav Jung Jurjen Wiersma, "To Realize That Life Is Truly Simple": Etty Hillesum and Walther Rathenau Family and Friends Klaas A.D. Smelik, Romance Down By The River IJssel: The First Meeting Between Etty Hillesum and Klaas Smelik Senior Alexandra Nagel, Etty Hillesum, A Devoted Student of Julius Spier. Alexandra Nagel & Denise de Costa, With You, I Have My Anchorage: Fifteen Letters From Etty Hillesum to Julius Spier Alexandra Nagel & Ria van den Brandt, Three Times Yes and a Thousand Fold No! Julius Spier Writes to Etty Hillesum Reception of Hillesum's Diaries and Letters Piet Schrijvers, Etty Hillesum in Jewish Contexts Thalia Gur-Klein, From Separation to Communitas: Etty Hillesum, A Jewish Perspective Yves Bériault, The Invincible Hope of Christian de Chergé and Etty Hillesum Mary Evans, Etty Hillesum: Gender, the Modern and the Literature of the Holocaust Hans Krabbendam, America in the Shade: Etty Hillesum As Mediator Between the Cold-War Perspectives on the Holocaust Yukiko Yokohata, Perceptions of Etty Hillesum in Japan Patricia Couto, Thinker, Poet, Cyber Phenomenon, or Saint: Etty Hillesum in Portugal. Denise de Costa, Bright Orange and Crimson: How a Dutch Dissertation on Etty Hillesum Was Coloured by French Philosophy Klaas A.D. Smelik, Ulrich Beck and Etty Hillesum Ronald Commers, Loving-Kindness, Hatred, and Moral Indignation: Etty Hillesum and Vladimir Jankélévitch, Ordo Amoris Anna Aluffi Pentini, A Woman's All-Embracing Search of "the Other": Etty Hillesum as the Basis of a "Pedagogy of Care and Attention" Summaries Personalia Acknowledgements
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Amsterdam University Press Site of Deportation, Site of Memory: The
Book SynopsisThe Hollandsche Schouwburg is a former theatre in Amsterdam where, during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, tens of thousands of Jews were assembled before being deported to transit and concentration camps. Before the war, the theatre had been an example of Jewish integration in the Netherlands, and after the war it became a memorial for the Jewish victims of Nazi persecution. This book is the first international publication to address all the historical aspects of the site, putting it in a broader European and historical context.Table of ContentsIntroduction Frank van Vree Timeline Chapter 1. In and around the theatre. Jewish life in Amsterdam in the pre-war era. Frank van Vree, Hetty Berg and Joost Groeneboer Chapter 2. In the Shadow of Nazism. Theatre and Culture on the Eve of Deportation. Esther Göbel Chapter 3 Site of Terror. Persecution and Deportation Annemiek Gringold Chapter 4 Site of Memory, Site of Mourning David Duindam Epilogue
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Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij Hungary and Geopolitics: The Second World War and
Book SynopsisGuiding principles: Do chronicle the past as it really happened, Leopold von Ranke stressed long ago. Abiding by his spirit, this volume narrates the Hungarian nations quest for defending a sovereign existence while caught in the middle of a German-Soviet geopolitical struggle decisively influencing life and death. The narrative also considers the diligent Hungarian Jewish communitys attempt of carrying on a normal life despite facing severe domestic and foreign impediments, eventually leading to the enormous Holocaust tragedy. The author is mindful of Baruch Spinozas plea of ridicule not, bewail not, nor scorn human actions, but understand them. Rationality also dictates reflection upon Albert Einsteins appeal: Morality is of the highest importance for our very existence depends on it. Historical observations: Despite attending to Hungarys destabilizing irredentism, Hitler sought no Hungarian invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, and demanded large Honved forces only after his defeat in Moscow; The Holocausts intrusion into Hungary was triggered by a German military occupation, while local collusion and collaboration assisted it; Horthy was a calculating politician but not an anti-Semite, resulting in his uneven, positive and negative treatment of the Jewish Magyars; Szalasi was an anti-Jewish zealot proposing expulsion, but not genocide; Christians individuals and institutions saved many Jewish Magyars; Swedish humanitarian Wallenberg was an American secret agent; Not an Alpine redoubt, but Festung Budapest defended the Reich; 1941-1945, circa 500,000 Jewish and 600,000 non-Jewish Magyars died; Intervention, war, and a coup ended the Old Order and the Magyar monarchy.
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Amsterdam University Press Machseh Lajesoumim: A Jewish Orphanage in the
Book SynopsisThe Jewish Orphanage in Leiden was the last one of eight such care homes to open its doors in the Netherlands before the Second World War. After spending almost 39 years in an old and utterly inadequate building in Leiden's city centre, the inauguration in 1929 of a brand-new building, shown on the front cover, was the start of a remarkably productive and prosperous period. The building still stands there, proudly but sadly, to this day: the relatively happy period lasted less than fourteen years. On Wednesday evening, 17th March 1943, the Leiden police, under German instructions, closed down the orphanage and delivered 50 children and nine staff to the Leiden railway station, from where they were brought to Transit Camp Westerbork in the north-east of the country. Two boys were released from Westerbork thanks to tireless efforts of a neighbour in Leiden; one young woman survived Auschwitz, and one young girl escaped to Palestine via Bergen-Belsen. The remaining 55 were deported to Sobibor – and not one of them survived. Some 168 children lived in the new building at one time or another between August 1929 and March 1943. This book reconstructs life in the orphanage based on the many stories and photographs which they left us. It is dedicated to the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust, but also to those who survived. Without them, this book could not have been written.Trade Review“It is a great achievement that out of a case study of one institution, the author(s) managed to create both a personal monument for so many individuals as well as a comprehensive overview of the Shoah in the Netherlands… By reading this book one gets to know the important facts and at the same time gets drawn into the stories of the people involved. It enables approaching history in both a cerebral and an emotional way. In short, when you read this book, you come close to understanding the Holocaust.” - Hannah L. van den Ende, Studia Rosenthalia, volume 48.2 (2022) “This book fits in with the work done lately by remembrance organizations such as the Jewish Monument, Camp Westerbork Memorial Centre, and Project Oorlogslevens(‘war lives’) to give victims a name, a face, and a history. It also aligns with the current notion in Holocaust research to return Jewish people their agency by describing and analyzing their choices and actions or survival strategy to escape the Nazi persecution (Finkel 2017).” - Peter Tammes, Can. J. of Netherlandic Studies/Rev. can. d’études néerlandaises, volume 42.1 (2022) "Jaap Focke has produced in this superb book a depiction of the Holocaust in the Netherlands that is both moving and informative."- B. J. O'Brien, 5-Star Amazon UK Review "By focusing on the experiences of the individual orphans and their carers the author has given the story about the Jewish orphanage in Leiden an essential depth. A remarkable and admirable book." - Prof. Dr. Hans Blom “A study that should be used in Holocaust education; through this one example, the encounter with the enormity of the Holocaust can be better understood.” - Prof. Dr. Dan Michman, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem “De indrukwekkende studie van Leidenaar Jaap Focke is de weerslag van uitvoering bronnen- en archiefonderzoek en gesprekken met betrokkenen en nabestaanden. Het is in toegankelijk Engels geschreven, veronderstelt weinig voorkennis van de lezer en heeft zo onmiskenbaar de ambitie een internationaal (jong) publiek te bereiken.” -Ton van Brussel, Oud Leiden Nieuws (10/1) "Het boek Machseh Lajesoumim. A Jewish Orphanage in the City of Leiden, 1890-1943 is in de boekhandel te koop, maar ook gratis te downloaden via de website van Amsterdam University Press. De weergave van de persoonlijke documenten komt echter vooral tot zijn recht in de gedrukte uitgave. En het zijn die documenten samen met de opgetekende verhalen en de leeftijden van de slachtoffers die het boek van Focke bij vlagen een vergelijkbare intimiteit geeft als het verhaal van Anna Frank. Het boek van Jaap Focke is dan ook zonder meer een indrukwekkend eerbetoon aan de kinderen en hun begeleiders die nu bijna tachtig jaar geleden zijn vermoord."- Roeland van Wely, Sleutelstad, December 2021Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements Preface 1 Jewish orphanages in Dutch society 2 1890 to 1929: A long and difficult period 3 1929: A magnificent new home 4 1929 to 1933: Happy years 5 1933 to 1939: Clouds over Europe 6 1940 to 1942: Occupation, oppression, persecution 7 1943 to 1944: Liquidation 8 So many more 9 1943 to 1946: Survivors 10 After the war Epilogue List of abbreviations and acronyms Dutch or German words used in the text List of 168 children and 9 staff who lived in the orphanage (1929-1943) Bibliography Persons index Subjects index
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Amsterdam Publishers Wolf. A Story of Hate
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Amsterdam Publishers Mendelevski's Box
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Amsterdam Publishers Painful Joy: A Holocaust Family Memoir
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Amsterdam Publishers Land of Many Bridges: My Father's Story
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Amsterdam Publishers Monsters and Miracles: Horror, Heroes and the
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Amsterdam Publishers Aftermath: Coming of Age on Three Continents
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Amsterdam Publishers The Glassmaker’s Son: Looking for the World my
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Amsterdam Publishers American Wolf: From Nazi Refugee to American Spy.
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Amsterdam Publishers Dutch Defense: A true story of struggle and
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www.bnpublishing.com Survival in Auschwitz
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www.bnpublishing.com Survival in Auschwitz
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Kapon Editions He diasose: he siope tou kosmou, he antistase sta
Book SynopsisGreek language text. 172 b&w photographs. A new narrative on the persecution and the rescue of the Jews in the Third Reich, this book overturns stereotypes and myths, and gives most timely food for thought. Between 1939 and 1943, hundreds of thousands of Jews were trapped in over 400 ghettos in the occupied lands of Eastern Europe. By the summer of 1944, all the ghettos had been evacuated and most of the prisoners had been exterminated. The research also reveals the attitude and actions of the local Jewish leaders raising questions, such as: When did the world learn about the genocide that was taking place in the heart of Europe? What was the role of the Greek Jews in the Sonderkommando revolt? Could Chief Rabbi Koretz have prevented the extinction of the Jewish community of Thessalonica? Why were the Jews who had gathered in Athens saved? Who organized the rescue operation in the Aegean? The agreements between the British secret services, the Jewish Agency and the National Resistance Front of Greece opened the way for the escape from Euboea. The only case of large-scale rescue in Greece took place on the island of Zakynthos, where 275 Jewish residents managed to hide in the villages and escape the Nazi operations thanks to mayor Loukas Karrer, Metropolitan Chrysostomos and the tolerance of the Austrian commander of the island. This book tries to shed light both on the brighter and bitter aspects of the Greek Holocaust citing Greek and international sources. With documents, testimonies, names, references, lists and photographs, the two authors have tried to produce a complete guide of the Greek Jews’ life during the Occupation years in Greece. [English translation of the title: The Rescue: The world’s silence, the resistance in the ghettos and the camps, the Greek Jews during the Occupation years]Table of ContentsΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΑ ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΙΕΣ ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΠΡΩΤΟ: ΣΥΜΜΑΧΟΙ, ΝΑΖΙ ΚΑΙ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΙ Η ΣΙΩΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ Οι πρώτες πληροφορίες ΜΗΝ ΠΑΜΕ ΣΑΝ ΠΡΟΒΑΤΑ ΣΤΗ ΣΦΑΓΗ! Τα κινήματα νέων και η αντίσταση στα γκέτο Οι εξεγέρσεις στα στρατόπεδα Η ανταρσία των Sonderkommando και οι Έλληνες Εβραίοι Πολεμώντας με τους παρτιζάνους Δειλές κυβερνήσεις, γενναίοι πολίτες Η ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΣΥΜΜΑΧΩΝ Το τηλεγράφημα Riegner Ο πρώτος αυτόπτης μάρτυρας Το πρωτόκολλο του Άουσβιτς Η Διάσκεψη των Βερμούδων Το Συμβούλιο για τους Πρόσφυγες Πολέμου Έπρεπε να βομβαρδιστεί το Άουσβιτς; ΤΑ ΔΙΛΗΜΜΑΤΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΒΡΑΪΚΗΣ ΗΓΕΣΙΑΣ Το τρένο από την Πολωνία Η απόδραση από την Ευρώπη Περιμένοντας το Darien II Η διέλευση από την Τουρκία Το ταξίδι στη Νότια Αφρική ΟΙ ΔΙΑΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΕΥΣΕΙΣ ΜΕ ΤΟΥΣ ΝΑΖΙ Ρουμανία: Το σχέδιο Τρανσνίστρια Σλοβακία: Το σχέδιο Ευρώπη Ουγγαρία: Εμπόρευμα αντί αίματος Η σωτηρία των Εβραίων της Βουδαπέστης Το αίμα μας δεν είναι κόκκινο σαν το δικό σας; Η «ΓΡΙΛΙΑ» ΤΗΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΗΣ Η Επιτροπή Διάσωσης Η συμφωνία με τις βρετανικές μυστικές υπηρεσίες Η προσφυγή στους Αμερικανούς Η χρηματοδότηση της διάσωσης Η εβραϊκή κοινότητα της Αιγύπτου Μοναδικό νόμισμα ο χρυσός Η επιχείρηση των αλεξιπτωτιστών ΑΝΑΖΗΤΩΝΤΑΣ ΤΟΥΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ Ταχυδρόμοι και αγγελιαφόροι Οι πιέσεις των Ελλήνων μεταναστών στην Παλαιστίνη Μια επιστολή καταπέλτης Η εκδήλωση στον κινηματογράφο Οφίρ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟ: ΕΛΛΑΔΑ: ΜΙΑ ΝΕΑ ΑΦΗΓΗΣΗ ΜΠΟΡΟΥΣΑΝ ΝΑ ΣΩΘΟΥΝ ΟΙ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ; Τα εβραϊκά συμβούλια H Hannah Arendt και η ιστορική έρευνα Ρόλος και λειτουργία των Συμβουλίων Ο αρχιραβίνος Κόρετς και οι Nαζί Μια ιδιόμορφη κοινωνία Το πρώτο Εβραϊκό Συμβούλιο «Αρχή ενός ανδρός»; Το τέλος της εβραϊκής κοινότητας Η κατάθεση του Ντίτερ Βισλιτσένυ ΠΩΣ ΣΩΘΗΚΑΝ ΟΙ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΑΘΗΝΑΣ Το βρετανικό δίκτυο διαφυγής Ο ραβίνος Μπαρζιλάι και οι αντάρτες Υπήρξε εβραϊκή αντίσταση; Ένα άρθρο του Αβραάμ Μπεναρόγια Ο σώζων εαυτόν σωθήτω Η ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΑΝΤΙΣΤΑΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΙ Η συμφωνία των Άγγλων με το ΕΑΜ Το Εβραϊκό Πρακτορείο και το ΕΑΜ Η αλληλογραφία του Αλέξανδρου Σβώλου με τον Λεόν Κάστρο Η επιστολή του καπετάν Φραγκούλη Η συμβολή του ΕΔΕΣ Η ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΑΙΓΑΙΟ Από την Εύβοια στο Τσεσμέ Η οργή των Άγγλων Το καΐκι που δεν έφτασε ΟΙ ΚΑΤΑΘΕΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΑ ΑΝΑΚΡΙΤΙΚΑ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΑ Η φυγή από την Αθήνα Η ζωή με τους αντάρτες Η απόδραση από την Εύβοια ΣΤΟΝ ΔΡΟΜΟ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΙΝΗ Σε στρατόπεδα στο Χαλέπι και τη Γάζα Δυο λόγια για την Μπουένα Σαρφατή επιλογοσ παραρτημα σημειωσεισ βιβλιογραφια ευρετηριο
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Central European University Press Life Should Be Transparent: Conversations about
Book SynopsisThis book of thirteen conversations introduces us to the life of an exceptional person--theatre critic, Germanist, and long-time chair of the Open Lithuania Fund board Irena Veisaite. The dialogue between Lithuanian historian Aurimas Svedas and a woman who reflects deeply on her experiences reveals both one individual's historically dramatic life and the fate of Europe and Lithuania in the twentieth century. Through the complementary lenses of history and memory we confront, with Veisaite, the horrific events of the Holocaust, which brought about the end of the world of Lithuania's Jews. We also meet an array of world-class cultural figures; see fragments of legendary theatre performances; and hear meaningful words that were spoken or heard decades ago. This book's interlocutors do not so much seek to answer the question "What was it like?" but instead repeatedly ask each other: "What, how, and why do we remember? What is the meaning of our experiences? How can history help us to live in the present and create the future? How do we learn to understand and forgive?" A series of Veisaite's texts, statements, and letters, presented at the end of the book suggest further ways of answering these questions.Trade Review"The 13 conversations between Veisaite and Lithuanian historian Aurimas Svedas are far-reaching and memorable, covering Veisaite’s rich and varied life, taking in the horrific events of the Holocaust, which brought about the end of the Lithuanian Jewish world. We also meet an array of cultural figures and experience fragments of theatre performances that moved her. Veisaite and Svedas have a close bond and the experience of recording Veisaite’s memories prompts them to explore in detail the nature of memory itself — “What, how and why do we remember? What is the meaning of our experiences? How can history help us to live in the present and create the future?” At 92, Irena Veisaite is able to supply plenty of raw material for this discussion." * Jewish Chronicle *"Aurimas Švedas has produced what can be called a historical document about one of the few transgenerational and transformative personalities of twentieth-century Lithuania, Irena Veisaitė. Life Should Be Transparent is neither a memoir nor a biography, portraying one of the most intriguing Germanists, theater critics, and pedagogues still alive. In 13 sympathetic interviews, Švedas, the foremost historian of modern Lithuanian culture, has provided a history of twentieth-century Lithuania from the point of view of a frightened young girl maturing through life into an old woman whose memories may soon fade. He gives the reader a remarkable insight into the different epochs she lived through, most notably her survival of the Holocaust and the Soviet occupation. Švedas and Veisaitė are kindred spirits seeking the meaning of life and a way to authenticity." * Journal of Baltic Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Engaging Memory and History Conversation I: Life Should Be Transparent Conversation II: We Could All See That Lithuania Was Trapped Conversation III: What Had Happened to the World? Conversation IV: To Forgive and Build the Future—These Are the Duties of the Living Conversation V: I Was Surrounded by Very Good People Conversation VI: I Needed a Change Conversation VII: I Saw My Work as a Kind of Mission Conversation VIII: The Theatre Suits My Interests and Temperament Perfectly Conversation IX: People Developed Close Relationships within "Islands" Conversation X: Why Was Faust Redeemed, Even After Making a Pact with the Devil? Conversation XI: I Felt a Powerful Connection with My Spiritual Brothers Conversation XII: I Regret Nothing, But I Continue to Pay Dearly for My Decisions Conversation XIII: It Is Probably Only Possible to Feel a Part of History Once in One's Lifetime In Lieu of an Epilogue: More and More Questions, But Fewer and Fewer Answers Appendices—Voices from the Past Appendix I: What questions matter the most to me now? High School QuestionnaireAppendix II: Texts and Statements Review: "Measured Optimism" "Left Unsaid" "The Holocaust in My Life" "Does Litvak Culture Have a Future on Lithuanian Soil?" Appendix III: Letters Appendix IV: Post Scriptum "On Memory and Remembering" "An Important Meeting" "The Debate about Our People" Key Biographical Events Index
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