warsaw (poland)

On November 16, 1940, the Nazis sealed off a large section of central Warsaw and created the Jewish Ghetto for Polish Jews. Over 400,000 people were sealed off from the outside world and forced to live under terrible conditions which included a severe shortage of food. Among them was a 47-year-old Jewish teacher who kept a record of events. Part of Abraham Lewin's diary, covering the period from April 1942 to January 1943, was found hidden in a milk churn after the war and published. This book is that partial diary.

An autobiographical journal written in 1946. Descibes her struggle to survive during World War II in the Jewish Warsaw Ghetto.

An account of the twenty-eight day battle in 1943 between the poorly armed Jews of the Warsaw ghetto and the Nazi forces equipped with artillery, tanks, flamethrowers and airplanes.

Follows a young Jewish orphan in the Warsaw ghetto during World War Two as he slowly understands the horrible reality that surrounds him and attempts to steal in order to help others survive.

Examines the Warsaw ghetto uprising, including the roots of the resistance in the Warsaw ghetto, stories from the participants in the uprising, how the battle ended, and how the small group of fighters became heroes during the Holocaust.

The people of Chelm, anxious to dispel their reputation as a town of fools, sends a delegation to Warsaw in search of answers, but it is young Rachel who comes up with the perfect solution after seeing Warsaw's impressive library.

The author describes the Holocaust and explains how he tries to tell the story of that catastrophic slaughter of Jews through his art.

A brief biography of the Polish doctor, author, founder of orphanages, and promoter of children's rights, who lost his life trying to protect his orphans from the Nazis.

Examines the persecution of the Jewish people by German leader Adolph Hitler in the mid-twentieth century, discusses his attempts to exterminate the Jews in the death camps, and looks at what happened to the Nazis responsible for the Holocaust. Includes photographs, and a selection of primary source materials.

Pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman provides an account of his experiences trying to survive in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, and shares excerpts from the diary of a German officer who saved his life.