holocaust

"Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed on 9 November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on the Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country. Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best possible life. He now believes he is the 'happiest man on earth'"--Publisher.

An anthology of readings drawn from the works of eminent scholars which provides a comprehensive history of the Holocaust from the origins of anti-Judaism and antisemitism through the post-Holocaust era.

Of the 1,600,000 Jewish children who lived in Europe before World War II, only 100,000 survived the Holocaust. Most were hidden children shuttered away in attics, cellars, convents or in villages or farms. Maud Dahme, former president of the New Jersey Board of Education, was among those who were hidden and survived.