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Schindler's list Schindler's list Thomas Keneally Winner of the Booker Prize Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction Schindler's List is a remarkable work of fiction based on the true story of German industrialist and war profitee… OL103688W
Schindler's ark Schindler's ark Thomas Keneally "Keneally wrote the Booker Prize-winning novel in 1982, inspired by the efforts of Poldek Pfefferberg, a Holocaust survivor. In 1980 Pfefferberg met Keneally in his shop, and learning that he was a n… OL10619574W
Holocaust Holocaust Deborah Dwork This book is a dramatic account that reshapes the way we think and talk about the greatest crime in history. Unrivaled in reach and scope, Holocaust illuminates the long march of events, from the Mid… OL15831130W
The Holocaust The Holocaust Marty Gitlin An examination of the Holocaust from its inception to the liberation of the concentration camps and the war crimes trials at Nuremberg and elsewhere. OL15883292W
Escape Escape Allan Zullo Features seven true stories of brave boys and girls who lived through the Holocaust. Their compelling accounts are based on exclusive, personal interviews with the survivors. Using real names, dates … OL16560428W
You saved me, too You saved me, too Susan Kushner Resnick "An extraordinary and literary "love story" between a young mother and a much older Holocaust survivor that celebrates the unique and powerful bonds of friendship. It explores a complex relationship … OL16599958W
Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Himmler Peter Longerich Heinrich Himmler, an unremarkable looking man, was Hitler's top enforcer, in charge of the Gestapo, the SS, and the so-called Final Solution. We can only wonder, as biographer Peter Longerich asks, h… OL1739232W
Soldier doll Soldier doll Jennifer Gold "When Elizabeth spots an antique doll dressed in a soldier's uniform at a local garage sale, she thinks that it might be a good last-minute birthday gift for her dad, who's about to ship out to Afgha… OL17874786W
Journey to nowhere Journey to nowhere Eva Figes "Eva Figes and her family fled the horror of Nazi Germany when Eva was only six, forced to leave behind them friends, relatives, and their housemaid Edith. Ten years later, Edith suddenly re-emerged … OL17915598W
The choice The choice Kathy Clark "Thirteen-year-old Hendrik and his family have hidden their true identity as Jews and are living as Catholics in Budapest during WWII. One day, in a burst of loyalty, Hendrik reveals that his name is… OL17924341W
Margot Margot Jillian Cantor In the spring of 1959, The Diary of Anne Frank comes to the silver screen to great acclaim, and a young woman named Margie Franklin works in Philadelphia as a secretary at a Jewish law firm. She live… OL17931878W
Surviving Hitler Surviving Hitler Andrea Warren Blends the personal testimony of Holocaust survivor, Jack Mandelbaum, with the history of his time, documented by photos from the archives of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. What was the secret t… OL1813150W
Why?: Explaining the Holocaust Why?: Explaining the Holocaust Peter Hayes xvi, 412 pages : 25 cm OL19169117W
Shei shi Anni Fulanke = Shei shi Anni Fulanke = Ann Abramson Looks closely at Anne Frank's life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding from the Nazis, and the legacy of her diary. OL19799715W
The girl from Human Street The girl from Human Street Roger Cohen An expansive yet intimate memoir of modern Jewish identity, following the diaspora of the author's own family to assay the impact of memory, displacement, and disquiet. The award-winning New York Tim… OL19992671W
Perpetrators Perpetrators Guenter Lewy ix, 195 pages : 25 cm OL21144694W
Survivor Survivor Harry Borden 276 pages : 30 cm OL21694688W
Global Perspectives on the Holocaust Global Perspectives on the Holocaust Wendy Koenig Nancy E. Rupprecht Global Perspectives on the Holocaust: History, Identity and Legacy expands coverage of the Holocaust from the traditional focus upon Europe to a worldwide and interdisciplinary perspective. Articles … OL26197269W
After long silence After long silence Helen Fremont Helen Fremont was raised as a Roman Catholic. It wasn't until she was an adult, practicing law in Boston, that she discovered her parents were Jewish--Holocaust survivors living invented lives. Not e… OL29196W
Ultima țigară a lui Fondane Ultima țigară a lui Fondane Cătălin Mihuleac Ultima tigara a lui Fondane contine treisprezece microromane halucinante cu miez evreiesc. Savuroase, surprinzatoare in balansul lor continuu de la tristete la veselie, de la moarte la viata, de la r… OL32662384W
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