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Rutka's Notebook(1st Edition)
A Voice from the Holocaust
by Rutka Laskier, Kelly Knauer, Daniella Zaidman-Mauer, Yad Vashem, Time Magazine, Zahava Scherz
Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2008 by Time / Yad Vashem
ISBN-13: 978-1-60320-019-6, ISBN: 1-60320-019-3

"Rutka Laskier, a 14-year-old Jewish girl in the town of Bedzin in Poland, died in Auschwitz in 1943. But she left behind a notebook in which she recorded her thoughts, fears and dreams. Some are the musings of any adolescent girl; others are the despairing cries of an individual caught in history's vortex. Now, after 60 years in the keeping of a friend, that notebook has been recovered - and it opens a unique, moving window into the eve ..."






The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, Volume II(Illustrated)
by Shmuel Spector, Geoffrey Wigoder, Yad Vashem
Hardcover, 1,769 Pages, Published 2001 by New York University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-9377-0, ISBN: 0-8147-9377-0

"An organized community existed from 1655 and developed with the coming of the railroad, reaching a pop. of 1,057 in 1897 (total 2,426). About a quarter of the J. pop. were Karlin-Stolin Hasidim. The Zionists were active from the late 1 9th cent. A Hebrew religious school and library existed. The Germans arrived on 8 July 1941 and instituted forced labor, extortion, and property confiscations. A ghetto was set up on 1 April 1942, cr ..."






The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, Vol. I
by Shmuel Spector, Geoffrey Wigoder, Yad Vashem
Hardcover, 1,769 Pages, Published 2001 by New York University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-9376-3, ISBN: 0-8147-9376-2

"More information and sample text and photos available on the companion web sitehttp://www.nyupress.org/jewishlife Winner of the 2001-2002 National Jewish Book Award, Reference Winner, Best Reference Resource, 2001, Library Journal Winner, Editor's Choice Award, Reference, 2001, Booklist Winner, Best Reference Book, 2001, Association of Jewish Libraries New York University Press announces with pride the publication of a remarkable projec ..."






The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust Volume lll
by Shmuel Spector, Geoffrey Wigoder, Yad Vashem, Élie Wiesel
Hardcover, 1,769 Pages, Published 2001 by New York University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-9378-7, ISBN: 0-8147-9378-9

"His book Zikhron Yerushalayim discusses questions of religion and faith in the light of European assimilation. In the field of traditional education, he encouraged the establishment of the community's first reformed heder. Following him in office were R. David Papo, R. Yehuda David Kimhi, and R. Hizkiyahu Shabbetai, who officiated until 1 908 and was the last appointed by Constantinople. With the increasing influence of Italy in T. ..."






Polish-Jewish Relations During the Second World War(1st Edition)
by Joseph Kermish, Shmuel Krakowski, Emmanuel Ringelblum, Emanuel Ringelblum, Yad Vashem, Dafna Allon, Danuta Dabrowska, Dana Keren, Professor Shmuel Krakowski
Paperback, 330 Pages, Published 1992 by Northwestern University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-0963-6, ISBN: 0-8101-0963-8

"A man of towering intellectual accomplishment and extraordinary tenacity, Emmanuel Ringelblum devoted his life to recording the fate of his people at the hands of the Germans. Convinced that he must remain in the Warsaw Ghetto to complete his work, and rejecting an invitation to flee to refuge on the Aryan side, Ringelbaum, his wife, and their son were eventually betrayed to the Germans and killed. This book represents Ringelbaum's atte ..."






ECHOES AND REFLECTIONS Leaders in Holocaust Education, Teacher's Resource Guide
by Anti-Defamation League, USC Shoah foundation, Yad Vashem
Spiral, Published 2014 by Unknown
ISBN-13: 978-1-936542-00-0, ISBN: 1-936542-00-5






In The Footsteps of War
The Definitive Edition
by Ni Bell, Terry Waite Cbe, Russell Goffe-Wood, Yad Vashem, Angelo Marcos
Paperback, 198 Pages, Published 2015 by Seshat Passenger
ISBN-13: 978-0-9570902-6-2, ISBN: 0-9570902-6-9

"The book is a collection of real stories written by real people whose lives have been touched by war. Authors include His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, The British Prime Minister The Rt Hon David Cameron MP and Terry Waite CBE alongside veterans from World War II, Afghanistan, Pakistan and families and individuals who have been affected by various wars and conflicts. Organisations that have ..."






Into That Dark Night
Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1933-1939 (annotated edition)
by Yad Vashem, Drew University
Cd, 100 Pages, Published 2003 by University North Carolina Pr
Audiobook
ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-6505-7, ISBN: 0-8078-6505-2

"The program also includes a"






Encyclopedia of the Holocaust(1st Edition)
by Dr Shmuel Spector, Dr Robert Rozett, Yad Vashem, Robert Rozette
Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 2000 by Routledge
International Edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-57958-307-1, ISBN: 1-57958-307-5

"Encyclopedia of the Holocaust is a comprehensive, authoritative one-volume reference that provides reliable information on this ignoble and frightening episode of modern history. It features eight essays on the history of the Holocaust and its antecedents, as well as coverage of such topics as the history of European Jewry, Jewish contributions to European culture, and the rise of anti-semitism and Nazism.The essays are followed by more ..."






From Lwow to Parma(1st Edition)
A Young Woman's Escape from Nazi-Occupied Poland (Library of Holocaust Testimonies)
by Klara Rosenfeld, Rosenfield K., Bella Gutterman, Yad Vashem, Belah Guṭerman
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2005 by Vallentine Mitchell
ISBN-13: 978-0-85303-603-6, ISBN: 0-85303-603-9

"Klara Rosenfeld was born in 1924 in Lwow, Poland. This book chronicles her experiences of life under the Soviets, the German occupation, life in the ghetto, her rescue by an Italian soldier and her escape to a convent in Italy. After the war Klara was located by the Jewish Brigades and united with other Jewish survivors in a 'kibbutz' in Parma. In 1946 she joined more than a thousand survivors on the ship Antzo Sireney, bound for Palest ..."






Rescue Attempts During the Holocaust - Proceedings of the second Yad Vashem International Historical Conference April 1974
(English and Hebrew Edition)
by Israel Gutman, Efraim Zuroff, Yisrael Gutman, Yad Vashem
Hardcover, 679 Pages, Published 1978 by Ktav Pub Inc
ISBN-13: 978-0-87068-345-9, ISBN: 0-87068-345-4

"One of the most important and sensitive issues in Holocaust research is the topic of rescue attempts during the period of the rise of Nazism and the Hitler period. Articles include the rescue attempts, the missed opportunities, and the deeds of the rescuers, rescued, bystanders, and those who hindered the attempts"






Pius XII and the Holocaust
Current State of Research
by Iael Nidam-Orvieto, Dan Michman, Yad Vashem, David Bankier, Daṿid Banḳir
Hardcover, 278 Pages, Published 2013 by Yad Vashem
ISBN-13: 978-965-308-421-6, ISBN: 965-308-421-6

"Dilemmas, silence, active rescue, and passivity are words often associated with Pius XII. Critics emphasize the wartime Pope s failure to condemn Nazism, while defenders maintain that Vatican neutrality facilitated rescue activities by the faithful. This publication, which consists of the oral presentations of scholars gathered at Yad Vashem in March 2009 for a groundbreaking international workshop, attempts to present the current state ..."






Last Letters from the Shoah
by Walter Zwi Bacharach, Yad Vashem
Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2014 by Yad Vashem The International Institute For Holocaust Research
ISBN-13: 978-965-308-431-5, ISBN: 965-308-431-3

""These are my last words…" is a sentence found over and over again in this unique volume of letters written by those who would not survive the Holocaust. The letters were uncovered over the last 60 years, hoarded by the victims' families and friends and ultimately collected by Yad Vashem, The Holocaust Martyrrs' and Heroes' Rememberance Authority."






The Encyclopedia of the Righteous Among the Nations
Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust - Supplementary Volumes, 2000-2005 (2 Volume Set)
by Avraham Milgram, Yad Vashem, Israel Gutman
Hardcover, 928 Pages, Published 2011 by Yad Vashem Publications
ISBN-13: 978-965-308-370-7, ISBN: 965-308-370-8

"The Encyclopedia of the Righteous Among the Nations contains the personal stories of each of the men and women who risked their own and their families' lives to rescue Jews during the Holocaust, divided by countries. Each entry includes descriptions of the original contact; aid extended; dangers and risks faced by rescuers at the time; availability of evidence from the rescued persons; and other relevant data authenticating each unique ..."






Im Versteck
die Geschichte einer Rettung : wie ein Junge aus Deutschland in Frankreich den Holocaust überlebte : die Geschichte von Ehud Loeb, erzählt für Leserinnen und Leser ab 12 Jahren
by Naomi Morgenstern, Ehud Loeb, Alice Meroz, Yad Vashem
Hardcover, 52 Pages, Published 2012 by Yad Vashem International School For Holocaust Studies
ISBN-13: 978-965-525-059-6, ISBN: 965-525-059-8

"Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte eines jüdischen Kindes aus Deutschland, das mit Hilfe couragierter Retter in der schwierigen Realität von Verlust und Zerstörung den Holocaust in Frankreich überlebt und sich in der Schweiz und später in Israel ein neues Leben aufbaut. Aus der Perspektive des heute bald 80-Jährigen Ehud Loeb, geboren als Herbert Odenheimer in Bühl in Baden, wird erzählt, wie er Ende 1940 im Alter von sechseinhalb Jahren m ..."






Córka, której zawsze pragnęliśmy
historia Marty
by Naomi Morgenstern, Yad Vashem
95 Pages, Published 2010
ISBN-13: 978-965-525-039-8, ISBN: 965-525-039-3






AUSCHWITZ
EL ÁLBUM FOTOGRÁFICO DE LA TRAGEDIA
by Aa.Vv., Yad Vashem
Paperback, Published 2007 by Metafora Ediciones S.L.
ISBN-13: 978-84-95799-08-1, ISBN: 84-95799-08-1






Das Auschwitz-Album
(German Edition)
by Bella Gutterman, Israel Gutman, Nach Themen Kulturgeschichte, Tamar Avraham, Alma Lessing, Yad. Vashem, Thomas Walter, Hg I.
Hardcover, 277 Pages, Published 2005 by Wallstein Verlag Gmbh
Import
ISBN-13: 978-3-89244-911-9, ISBN: 3-89244-911-2

"Die Geschichte eines TransportsGebundenes BuchDas Auschwitz-Album ist ein einzigartiges Dokument. Es zeigt aus der Perspektive der Täter einen einzigen Tag eines im Mai 1944 in Auschwitz angekommenen Transports ungarischer Juden.Systematisch fotografiert ein SS-Mann die Menschen und hält alle Stationen dieses Tages von der Ankunft über die Selektion bis hin zum Warten vor den Gaskammern emotionslos fest. Diese Aufnahmen stellt er dann z ..."






The Netherlands
The Encyclopedia of the Righteous Among the Nations - Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust
by Israel Gutman, Jozeph Michman, Bert Jan Flim, Jozeph Israel Gutman, Yad Vashem
Hardcover, 994 Pages, Published 2004 by Yad Vashem Publications
ISBN-13: 978-965-308-375-2, ISBN: 965-308-375-9

"The concept of "Righteous Among the Nations" is based on the Talmudic saying, "He who saves one human being is as if he saves an entire world." Over the past five decades, some 20,000 Righteous Among the Nations have been recognized by Yad Vashem. They came from all nationalities, religious denominations, and social groups. Each has a deeply human story that represents the preservation of human values in the midst of absolute moral col ..."






The Auschwitz Album
published in association with the Panstwowe Museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau
by Israel Guttman, Yah Vashem, Bella Gutteman, Bella Gutterman, Belah Guṭerman, Panstwowe Museum Staff, Yad Vashem
Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2003 by Yad Vashem Pubns
ISBN-13: 978-965-308-149-9, ISBN: 965-308-149-7

"It may have been the magic touch of the "angel of history," or just a simple miracle, that led to the survival of the rare photographic document, the "Auschwitz Album", to be donated to the photo archives of Yad Vashem. This Album is unique in the entire world. It documents, in about two hundred photos from every direction and from every angle, the process of arrival, the enlisting, the selection, the confiscation of property and the pr ..."



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