1933-1945

Presents an oral history of the destruction, murder, and chaos of November 9 and 10, 1938, when Nazis and members of Hitler's "Brownshirts" destroyed Jewish businesses and homes as well as schools and synagogues, and either arrested or murdered thousands of Jews across Germany.

Lisa and Sol board the luxury ship St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany on May 13, 1939. They are Jewish, as are almost all of the passengers on board, and although war has not been officially declared in Europe, the Nazis have been persecuting Jews for years.

Examines the systematic persecution of German Jews beginning in 1933 and looks at how the Nazis conducted their programs, why the majority of German civilians did little to stop the violence, and gives attention to the victim's perceptions of the events.

Examines attempts to negotiate with the Nazis for the release of Jews in exchange for money, goods, or political benefits. Includes a description of those involved, the frustrations, the few successes, and the moral issues raised by the negotiations.

Chronicles Germany's use of concentration camps as the final solution for Jewish people and others during World War II.

Provides an account of everyday life in Hitler's Germany as recorded between 1933 and 1941 in the secret diaries of historian Victor Klemperer, a Dresden Jew and World War I veteran.

Examines the role the 1936 Olympic Games played in the development of Hitler's Third Reich and international sporting competition, with essays discussing the political and sporting issues surrounding the individual nations' involvement.

Combining the policies of the Nazis, the attitudes of society, and the world of the Jews, Friedlander chronicles the descent into the Holocaust.