holocaust, 1939-1945

Draws from journals, diaries, photographs, poetry, and personal testimonies of Holocaust victims, as well as documents of the Nazi regime, to provide information about the day-to-day lives of Jews and others who were persecuted by the Nazis; and includes accounts from victims of post-Holocaust injustices.

Photographs and text provide a brief description of the Nazi persecution of Jews in the first half of the twentieth century, discussing the development of the "Final Solution," and related topics. Includes a time line and other resources.

Perel recounts his experiences as a young Jewish boy who joins the Hitler Youth under an assumed name in order to escape the Holocaust of World War II.

Provides information and commentary on the Holocaust, grouped in seven topical chapters that examine Jewish life before the Holocaust, the rise of the Nazi Party, the Nazi attack on Jews, the Nazi government and the road to war, the Jews of Poland, the Warsaw ghetto, and the invasion of Russia. Includes a timeline and other reference tools.

With the understanding of one writer for another, the author parses the artistry, ambition, and enduring influence of Anne Frank's beloved classic, "The Diary of a Young Girl.".

An account based on the author's personal record of the months during which she hid from Nazis in an underground bunker with seventeen others discusses the characteristics of their unlikely protector and the house fire that threatened everyone's survival.

A collection of essays in which leading scholars evaluate the Jewish Holocaust and whether or not there have been any historical parallels for it.

Examines Holocaust denial as a classic case study in how the past may be revised for present political and ideological purposes; and includes refutation of the Holocaust deniers' claims and arguments, analyses of their personalities and motives, and evidence that the Holocaust did indeed occur.

Tells the story of the people who helped Jews escape the Nazis and why they did it.