All Rivers Run to the Sea  •  Elie Wiesel BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1996 •  PAPER  • 464 PAGES Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel recounts his remarkable life, from his childhood in Romania to the horrors of Auschwitz, his days as a young writer in post-war France and New York, his many pilgrimages to Israel, and his ongoing support Jewish of communities. (EUR153, $16.00)
Anne Frank Remembered  •  Miep Gies  •  Allison Leslie Gold BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1988 •  PAPER • YOUNG ADULTS A memoir of Anne, the Frank family and occupied Amsterdam by Miep Gies, who with her husband and colleagues hid and protected the Franks through much of World War II. It's an excellent view of the Franks' predicament from outside the annex's walls, and a highly recommended companion volume to the diary. Ages 12 to adult. (NTH59, $14.00)
Art From the Ashes  •  Lawrence L. Langer ANTHOLOGY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 1995 PAGES A powerful collection of stories, journals, essays, poetry and prose about the Holocaust, including both familiar writers like Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel, and lesser known figures, both Jewish and non-Jewish. With most works presented in full, Langer includes a novel by Aharon Appelfeld, a novella by Pierre Gascar, and Joshua Sobol's controversial play Ghetto. (EUR131, $41.95)
The Avengers, A Jewish War Story  •  Rich Cohen BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2000 •  PAPER  • 262 PAGES Cohen conveys the passion, persistence and verve of three kids from the Jewish ghetto, who went from the streets of Vilna to fighting the Germans and, eventually, a Kibbutz north of Tel Aviv. Cohen, who first met Ruzka, Abba and Vitka on a family trip to Israel in 1977, has fashioned a suspenseful, riveting story from the tale of their remarkable lives. With sections on ghetto, forest, city and desert. Abba Kovner, who died in 1987, a poet, soldier and public figure in Israel, designed the Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv. (BLT16, $14.95)
Badenheim 1939  •  Aharon Appelfeld  •  Dalya Bilu LITERATURE •  1980 •  PAPER  • 148 PAGES A haunting tale that powerfully depicts the everyday concerns and daily life of well-to-do Jewish vacationers at a fictional resort town on the eve of the holocaust. (AST35, $12.95)
Conscience and Courage, Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust  •  Eva Fogelman HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES Social psychologist Eva Fogelman relates the inspiring stories of individuals, both famous and little-heralded, who sheltered and saved Jews during World War II. The daughter of a holocaust survivor and founding director of the Foundation for Christian Rescuer, she draws on research and her own work with Holocaust survivors in profiling these heroes. (GER193, $16.95)
Defiance, The Bielski Partisans  •  Nechama Tec HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES Led by Tuvia Bielski and his brothers, a group of Jews in 1940s Belorusssia, known as the Bieleksi Partisans, mounted an armed rescue Jewish Europeans, saving hundreds from the Holocaust. This is their story, as gathered through interviews by Holocaust surviver Nechama Tec. (RUS120, $26.75)
Diary of a Witness, 1940-1943  •  Raymond-Raoul Lambert BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES Lambert's war diary, published in French in 1985 and only recently translated into English, provides a deeper look into the life of Jews in World War II France. Lambert worked with the Resistance to save at least a remnant of the Jews in France, but was sent to the gas chambers of Auschwitz in 1943. Illustrated with maps and photgraphs. (FRN736, $27.50)
The Diary of a Young Girl, The Definitive Edition  •  Anne Frank BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1995 •  PAPER  • 340 PAGES The classic story of an adolescent Jewish girl's life and thoughts while in hiding with her family in Nazi-occupied Holland. Anne's simple wisdom and optimism, juxtaposed against the horrid realities of the world outside and her inevitable fate, make this a very powerful book, considerably enhanced by newly restored material. (NTH05, $12.95)
Eichmann in Jerusalem, A Report on the Banality of Evil  •  Hannah Arendt RELIGION •  1994 •  PAPER  • 312 PAGES A provocative, challenging account of the trial of the Nazi leader, which originally appeared in the New Yorker in 1963. This Penguin Classics edition includes Arendt's response to the controversy the book generated. (GEN255, $13.95)
Fatelessness  •  Imre Kertesz  •  Tim Wilkinson LITERATURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES This powerful novel by a Pulitzer Prize-winner tells the story of a teenage boy deported from Hungary to the Nazi death camps in 1944. It's drawn from Kertesz's own experiences in Auschwitz and Buchenwald. In a new tranlsation by Tim Wilkinson. (CEU26, $13.95)
Freud in Vienna and other Essays  •  Bruno Bettelheim BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1991 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES A memoir of sorts, Bettelheim's collection of essays explores a range of themes and subjects that have influenced his life and his work as a child psychologist. From Freud and fin de siecle Vienna, to the Holocaust and studies of child development, he artfully mixes real life experience with intellectual reflections. (AST51, $19.00)
A History of Fascism, 1914-1945  •  Stanley G. Payne HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 628 PAGES A scholarly, comprehensive history of fascism -- and other forms of ultra-nationalism -- with a focus on Europe between the World Wars, and especially Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. (EUR132, $24.95)
Hitler and the Holocaust  •  Robert S. Wistrich HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 295 PAGES A short history of the cultural and political circumstances surrounding the genocide of the Jews. Wistrich looks closely at Anti-Semitism in Germany, Europe and abroad in an attempt to understand the evil unleashed during World War II, cautioning that we must be always vigilant about intolerance. (EUR114, $13.95)
Hitler's Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust  •  Daniel Jonah Goldhagen HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 624 PAGES Controversial, maddening and thoroughly researched, this study of what the German people did -- or did not do -- in reaction to the escalating horrors of World War II is a provocative contribution to Holocaust studies. (GER06, $17.95)
Holocaust Odysseys, The Jews of Saint-Martin-Vesubie and Their Flight Through France and Italy  •  Susan Zuccotti HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES The true stories of nine French Jewish families and their escape from the Nazis. (EUR292, $28.00)
I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1933-1941, Vol. 1  •  Victor Klemperer BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1999 •  PAPER  • 519 PAGES The diaries of a Jewish professor of Romance languages in Dresden who lost his position under the Nazis but managed to survive the war. This is the first volume in a two-volume series. (GER88, $16.95)
I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1941-1945, Vol. 2  •  Victor Klemperer BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  PAPER  • 556 PAGES The diaries of a Dresden professor of Roman languages who, being Jewish, lost his position under the Nazis but managed to survive the war in Dresden. This is the second volume in a two-volume series. (GER89, $15.95)
Jakob the Liar  •  Jurek Becker  •  Leila Vennewitz LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER First published in Germany in 1969, this novel is considered one of the great contributions to Holocaust literature. It's the tragic tale of a German-occupied Jewish Ghetto, in which Jakob's lie that the Russians are on their way to liberate the town causes an extraordinary transformation. (GER93, $13.00)
A Jewish Mother From Berlin and Susanna  •  Gertrude Kolmar  •  Brigitte Goldstein LITERATURE •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 202 PAGES Two works (a novella and a long short story) by a highly regarded German poet who perished at Auschwitz. Both set in 1920s Berlin, these stories reflect the society and culture of pre WWII Germany, foreshadowing the eruption of anti-semiticm and violence. (GER96, $28.33)
Kingdom of Auschwitz  •  Otto Friedrich HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES Otto Friedrich's slim book is an intensely personal account of the infamous Auschwitz death camp. The entire history of Auschwitz, from its impractical site in a Polish swamp through its construction and terrible purpose, is covered in short chapters punctuated with eyewitness accounts and testimonies. Black-and-white maps show the layout of the camp along with its relation to other nearby camps and transfer points. A must for the visitor wanting a deeper understanding of one of humankind's darkest creations. (PLD04, $11.00)
Life with a Star  •  Jiri Weil  •  Philip Roth LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES A fictional account of the Holocaust told through the story of a young Czech Jew, the bank teller Roubicek. Philip Roth provides the introduction to this outstanding portrait of life in Nazi-occupied Prague. (CZH43, $19.00)
The Man in the Box  •  Thomas Moran LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES A story of the human spirit and the rite of passage, set in a small Austrian village during World War II, told through the eyes of an adolescent Niki. Niki's family takes on a task of the highest secrecy: hiding a Jew. (AST41, $12.00)
Masquerade, Dancing Around Death in Nazi Occupied Hungary  •  Tividar Soros BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES Once you know that Mr. Soros is the father of philanthropist George Soros, you might guess that his family survives the Holocaust even before reading this optimistic memoir. Tividar Soros was a lawyer in Budapest, and once the fascists took over he forged fake papers for his family and had them disperse into the countryside, where they all miraculously survived. That they do so is a tribute to the elder Soros' resourcefulness and skill. Despite his upbeat leanings, though, even he admits that "luck must be on your side." (HGR40, $13.95)
Maus, A Survivor's Tale I & II  •  Art Spiegelman LITERATURE •  1986 •  PAPER  • 296 PAGES The Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative of Spiegelman's father and family in Poland as World War II erupts. He renders the story of his father's early life, Nazi occupation of Poland, survival in a concentration camp and other events as a stark graphic novel, turning the main characters into cats, mice, pigs and dogs. It's a terrible, compelling tale, continued in the second volume in this boxed set. Based on interviews with his reluctant father, Spiegelman includes his own attempts to come to grips with his complex family history. (PLD22, $29.90)
Night  •  Elie Wiesel  •  Marion Wiesel BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2006 •  PAPER  • 109 PAGES Autobiographical in nature, this slim memoir is drawn directly from Elie Wiesel's horrifying experiences during the Holocaust. He witnessed the death of his family before being shipped off to Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Ultimately, Wiesel struggles to find faith in a God who has allowed such monstruous events to happen. (EUR79, $9.00)
Number the Stars  •  Lois Lowry LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 137 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Set in German-occupied Copenhagen, this is the fictionalized account of 10-year-old Annemarie Johanneson and her struggle to help her Jewish friend to safety. Winner of the Newbery Medal in 1990, Lois Lowry's book masterfully recreates this dramatic tale of the Danish Resistance. Recommended for children ages 9-12. (DMK11, $6.99)
Nuremberg, Infamy on Trial  •  Joseph E. Persico HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 544 PAGES A narrative history of the Nazi war crime trials in Nuremberg, more a poignant portrayal of the numerous characters and events surrounding the proceedings than a collection of facts and political analysis. Written for a general audience, it is well informed and engrossing. (GER106, $17.00)
The Painted Bird  •  Jerzy Kosinski LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Based on much of the author's own experiences in World War II Poland, "The Painted Bird" won international recognition for Jerzy Kosinski. The often disturbing account of a young Jewish boy's journey through rural Poland as he tries to evade everyone from SS officers to Anti-Semitic Polish peasants will leave an indelible impression. A powerful, frankly disturbing account of the cruelty of war. (PLD07, $14.00)
The Reader  •  Bernhard Schlink  •  Carol Brown Janeway LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 218 PAGES Originally published in Switzerland, this is the story of a man whose adolescent affair with an older woman returns to haunt him years later when he discovers her accused of a terrible crime at a trial related to Germany's Nazi past. (GER68, $13.95)
Remembering, Voices of the Holocaust: A New History in the Words of the Men and Women Who Survived  •  Lyn Smith HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 448 PAGES This remarkable collection of oral histories weaves together more than 100 accounts of not only Jews but also other persectued groups -- Jehovah's Witnesses, Gypsies, and resistance fighters -- to illuminate the Nazi terror 1933 through the liberation of the concentration camps. The book is derived from Smith's recording of the experiences of survivors for London's Imperial War Museum. (EUR221, $27.00)
Resistance of the Heart, Intermarriage and the Rosenstrasse Protest in Nazi Germany  •  Nathan Stoltzfus HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 386 PAGES A riveting account of the Berlin women who rescued their Jewish husbands from deportation and death in early 1943. The Nazi's housed 1,700-2,000 Jewish men, mostly with with non-Jewish spouses, awaiting deporation in Rosenstrasse in central Berlin. All were set free after a week-long, leaderless street protest, mostly by women. (GER190, $23.95)
Resistance, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising  •  Israel Gutman HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 277 PAGES As a Jew who survived the Nazi death-camps, Gutman draws on a variety of personal and scholarly sources in constructing this history of the uprising. The book turns out to be much broader than the title suggests, as he places the ghetto experience in the context of Jewish history in general. With maps and photographs. (PLD17, $16.95)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, A History of Nazi Germany  •  William L. Shirer HISTORY •  1990 •  PAPER  • 1249 PAGES Journalist and historian William Shirer's masterwork, this bestseller is a copiously-researched, authoritative portrait of Nazi Germany. Shirer was on the scene in Central Europe from 1925 through the post-war period. (GER108, $27.00)
Schindler's List  •  Thomas Keneally LITERATURE •  1993 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES A landmark in literature about the Holocaust, this modern classic was made popular in Steven Spielberg's award-winning screen adaptation. It is the compelling story of the transformation of a Nazi tycoon and his rescue of 1,300 Jews from the concentration camps near Plaszow. (GER51, $15.00)
The Seventh Million, The Israelis and the Holocaust  •  Tom Segev HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 608 PAGES Explores the decisive impact of the Holocaust on the identity, ideology, and politics of Israel. (MDE140, $22.00)
Shosha  •  Isaac Bashevis Singer LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER A powerful novel of love set in the Jewish quarter of Warsaw as World War II erupts around the protagonists. (PLD18, $15.00)
The Theory and Practice of Hell, The German Concentration Camps and the System Behind Them  •  Eugen Kogon HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 333 PAGES Kogon's report to the Allied liberation forces describes the dreadful purpose, character, administration, and human impact of German detention camps. Used as a basis for the Nuremberg investigations, Kogon's account is based on what he witnessed and experienced as a prisoner at Buchenwald. (GER218, $15.00)
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen  •  Tadeusz Borowski  •  Barbara Vedder  •  Jan Kott BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1992 •  PAPER  • 180 PAGES A series of uninflected, austere stories, published in Polish after WWII -- and drawn from the author's experiences in Auschwitz and Dachau from 1943 to 1945. The stories, which caused a sensation upon publication, reflect the daily horrors in the camps. They stand as testimony to the will to survive. (GER95, $14.00)
Tzili, The Story of a Life  •  Aharon Appelfeld  •  Dalya Bilu LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES A moving story of a young Jewish girl whose family accidentally leaves her behind when they flee Poland. She survives the Holocaust hiding in the forest, where she finds love and a sense of belonging. Like Tzili, the author is a Holocaust survivor. A prominent Israeli author, Appelfeld fled to the forest from a concentration camp at the age of eight. (PLD13, $12.00)
The Wannsee Conference and the Final Solution, A Reconsideration  •  Mark Roseman HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES A chilling look at the notorious January, 1942 meeting of Nazi and German leaders, where the plan for the "final solution to the Jewish question in Europe" (Nazi code for the systematic extermination of Jews in Europe) was revealed. (GER191, $14.00)
Woman from Hamburg And Other True Stories  •  Hanna Krall  •  Madeline G. Levine BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2006 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES A journalist from Warsaw born in 1937, Krall reveals the lives and strange trajectories of her compatriots in these stories, profiles and interviews of survivors of WWII. (PLD49, $14.95)
A Woman in Amber  •  Agate Nesaule BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1997 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES The author, who fled rural Latvia on the heels of the Russian advance at the age of seven, chronicles the terrible dislocations of World War II. In this American Book Award-winning memoir, she tells the powerful story of what she witnessed and experienced as a young girl during the war. Ultimately a testimony to survival, this book brings to light a terrible knowledge of rape, torture and execution. (RUS30, $15.00)
The World Must Know, The History of the Holocaust As Told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum  •  Michael Berenbaum HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES A powerfully illustrated popular history of the Holocaust drawing on eyewitness accounts, artifacts, and archives from the U.S. Holocaust Museum. (EUR133, $24.95)
The Zookeeper's Wife, A War Story  •  Diane Ackerman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2008 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES A marvelous storyteller, Ackerman recalls madcap, bohemian Warsaw before WWII, the devastation of the city by Nazi bombs in 1939, the horrors of the holocaust and heroic efforts in the resistance in this moving tale of Antonina and Jan Zabinski, directors of Warsaw Zoo. All told against the backdrop of a devastated city, Ackerman effectively weaves the Zabinski's efforts on behalf of the zoo and its beleaguered tenants with the tale of their remarkable courage in the resistance, harboring Jewish friends and colleagues in their home and helping to smuggle hundreds to safety. (PLD70, $24.95)