In this truly remarkable book, a renowned historian tells of his youth as an assimilated, irreligious Jew in Nazi Germany from 1933-1939. Publisher Fact Sheet. Describes his family; the life they led; and the reasons they did not emigrate sooner. He explores his own ambivalent f…
In this truly remarkable book, a renowned historian tells of his youth as an assimilated, irreligious Jew in Nazi Germany from 1933-1939. Publisher Fact Sheet. Describes his family; the life they led; and the reasons they did not emigrate sooner. He explores his own ambivalent f…
The author recounts daily life under the Nazis from Hitler's rise to power to the eve of World War II, describing the gradual tightening of Nazi control over every aspect of his life.
The author's diary entries detail daily life in the Third Reich. The diaries contain accounts of events witnessed, conversations overheard, and character studies of victims, victimizers, fanatics, and opportunists in Nazi Germany.
How was it possible?: a Holocaust reader
As the Holocaust passes out of living memory, future generations will no longer come face-to-face with Holocaust survivors. But the lessons of that terrible period in history are too important to let slip past. How Was It Possible?, edited and introduced by Peter Hayes, provides…
How was it possible?: a Holocaust reader
This anthology is organized around key issues of the Holocaust, from the historical context for antisemitism to the impediments to escaping Nazi Germany, and from the logistics of the death camps and the carrying out of genocide to the subsequent struggles of the displaced survi…
How was it possible?: a Holocaust reader
As the Holocaust passes out of living memory, future generations will no longer come face-to-face with Holocaust survivors. But the lessons of that terrible period in history are too important to let slip past. How Was It Possible?, edited and introduced by Peter Hayes, provides…