The Bialystok Ghetto Tales Of Life And Death

Author : Sara Nomberg-Przytyk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0853034079

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The Bialystok Ghetto: Tales of Life and Death by Sara Nomberg-Przytyk Pdf

This is an account of the author's experiences immediately following Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, and her subsequent life in the Bialystok ghetto, continuing through her deportation to Stutthof concentration camp and, eventually, to Auschwitz. Sara does not dwell on the atrocities but in a series of vignettes, the author draws the reader in to focus on the ways in which human beings survive in such harsh conditions.

Author : Michael Nevins
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781532088650

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Voices from the Bialystok Ghetto by Michael Nevins Pdf

For more than 70 years a diary that was written in Bialystok during World War II was virtually unnoticed and about to be discarded with trash when someone looked inside and discerned its historic value. It was written between 1939 and 1943 by young David Spiro (in Polish Dawid Szpiro) who probably died during his city’s ghetto uprising against the Nazis. The diary described life in the city during Russian and then German governance from the perspective of an ordinary young man - certainly not a charismatic leader. As David explained, “If someone reads my diary in the future, will they be able to believe something like that? Surely not, they will say poppycock and lies, but this is the truth, disgusting and terrible; for me it’s a reality.” With permission from the current owners, much of David Spiro’s poignant first-hand account is reproduced here along with memoirs written by other Bialystokers who lived and mostly died during those terrible times.

Author : Alfred Katz
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Poland's Ghettos at War by Alfred Katz Pdf

Author : Feigl Bisberg-Youkelson,Rubin Youkelson,Gene Bluestein
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803261675

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The Life and Death of a Polish Shtetl by Feigl Bisberg-Youkelson,Rubin Youkelson,Gene Bluestein Pdf

Numerous Holocaust memoirs recount the unspeakable horrors that individuals witnessed and endured during the Nazis? reign. Less well known are the post?World War II yizkors, collective memoirs written by survivors to memorialize a home village purged or destroyed by Nazis. The Hebrew word yizkor translates as ?he shall remember? and also refers to a prayer for the dead. While hundreds of yizkors exist, very few have been translated into English. The Life and Death of a Polish Shtetl, the memorial for the town of Strzegowo, was collected and edited in 1951. Its stories are simple, yet they evoke considerable emotional turmoil. Some are shattering tales of torture, cultural destruction, and death. Others are moving remembrances of what the beloved little town was like before it was invaded by the Nazis. Because there is no longer a Jewish population living in Strzegowo, this book is an important record of what was lost.

Author : Stephanie Butnick,Liel Leibovitz,Mark Oppenheimer,Tablet
Publisher : Artisan
Page : 883 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579659530

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The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia by Stephanie Butnick,Liel Leibovitz,Mark Oppenheimer,Tablet Pdf

Named one of Library Journal’s Best Religion & Spirituality Books of the Year An Unorthodox Guide to Everything Jewish Deeply knowing, highly entertaining, and just a little bit irreverent, this unputdownable encyclopedia of all things Jewish and Jew-ish covers culture, religion, history, habits, language, and more. Readers will refresh their knowledge of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, the artistry of Barbra Streisand, the significance of the Oslo Accords, the meaning of words like balaboosta,balagan, bashert, and bageling. Understand all the major and minor holidays. Learn how the Jews invented Hollywood. Remind themselves why they need to read Hannah Arendt, watch Seinfeld, listen to Leonard Cohen. Even discover the secret of happiness (see “Latkes”). Includes hundreds of photos, charts, infographics, and illustrations. It’s a lot.

Author : J. Glass
Publisher : Springer
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230500136

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Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust by J. Glass Pdf

It is a common belief that Jews did nothing to resist their own fate in the Holocaust. However, the realities of disintegrating physical and psychological conditions, and the efforts of ghetto undergrounds to counter collaborationist judenrat policies and the despair, could not but lead to a breakdown in spiritual life.

Author : Sara Bender
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1584657294

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The Jews of Bialystok During World War II and the Holocaust by Sara Bender Pdf

Jewish society as an active protagonist in the story of the Holocaust

Author : Marty Bloomberg,Buckley Barry Barrett
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780809514069

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The Jewish Holocaust by Marty Bloomberg,Buckley Barry Barrett Pdf

This expanded edition of the guide to major books in English on the Holocaust is organized into ten subject areas: reference materials, European antisemitism, background materials, the Holocaust years, Jewish resistance

Author : Eric Sterling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005-07-08
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015061434653

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Life in the Ghettos During the Holocaust by Eric Sterling Pdf

Unlike many Holocaust books, which deal primarily with the concentration camps, this book focuses on Jewish life before Jews lost their autonomy and fell totally under Nazi power. These essays concern various aspects of Jewish daily life and governance, such as the Judenrat, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, religious life, housing, death, smuggling, art, and the struggle for survival while under siege by the Nazi regime. Written by survivors of the ghettos throughout Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary, this collection contains historical and cultural articles by prominent scholars, an essay on Holocaust theatre, and an article on teaching the Holocaust to students.

Author : Meg Wiviott
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781481439855

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Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott Pdf

A forbidden gift helps two teenage girls find hope, friendship, and the will to live in this “beautifully told true story about brave young women who refused to be victims and walked out of Auschwitz with their heads unbowed” (School Library Journal). An act of defiance. A statement of hope. A crime punishable by death. Making a birthday card in Auschwitz was all of those things. But that is what Zlatka did, in 1944, for her best friend, Fania. She stole and bartered for paper and scissors, secretly creating an origami heart. Then she passed it to every girl at the work tables to sign with their hopes and wishes for happiness, for love, and most of all—for freedom. Fania knew what that heart meant, for herself and all the other girls. And she kept it hidden, through the bitter days in the camp and through the death marches. She kept it always. This novel is based on the true story of Fania and Zlatka, the story of the bond that helped them both to hope for the best in the face of the worst. Their heart is one of the few objects created in Auschwitz, and can be seen today in the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre.

Author : Geoffrey P. Megargee,Martin Dean
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 2015 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253002020

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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933 –1945: Volume II by Geoffrey P. Megargee,Martin Dean Pdf

“Stands without doubt as the definitive reference guide on this topic in the world today.” —Holocaust and Genocide Studies This volume of the extraordinary encyclopedia from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum offers a comprehensive account of how the Nazis conducted the Holocaust throughout the scattered towns and villages of Poland and the Soviet Union. It covers more than 1,150 sites, including both open and closed ghettos. Regional essays outline the patterns of ghettoization in nineteen German administrative regions. Each entry discusses key events in the history of the ghetto; living and working conditions; activities of the Jewish Councils; Jewish responses to persecution; demographic changes; and details of the ghetto’s liquidation. Personal testimonies help convey the character of each ghetto, while source citations provide a guide to additional information. Documentation of hundreds of smaller sites—previously unknown or overlooked in the historiography of the Holocaust—make this an indispensable reference work on the destroyed Jewish communities of Eastern Europe. “A very detailed analysis and history of the events that took place in the towns, villages, and cities of German-occupied Eastern Europe . . . .A rich source of information.” —Library Journal “Focuses specifically on the ghettos of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe . . . stands without doubt as the definitive reference guide on this topic in the world today. This is not hyperbole, but simply a recognition of the meticulous collaborative research that went into assembling such a massive collection of information.” —Holocaust and Genocide Studies “No other work provides the same level of detail and supporting material.” —Choice

Author : Paul R. Bartrop,Michael Dickerman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1526 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440840845

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The Holocaust [4 volumes] by Paul R. Bartrop,Michael Dickerman Pdf

This four-volume set provides reference entries, primary documents, and personal accounts from individuals who lived through the Holocaust that allow readers to better understand the cultural, political, and economic motivations that spurred the Final Solution. The Holocaust that occurred during World War II remains one of the deadliest genocides in human history, with an estimated two-thirds of the 9 million Jews in Europe at the time being killed as a result of the policies of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. The Holocaust: An Encyclopedia and Document Collection provides students with an all-encompassing resource for learning about this tragic event—a four-book collection that provides detailed information as well as multidisciplinary perspectives that will serve as a gateway to meaningful discussion and further research. The first two volumes present reference entries on significant individuals of the Holocaust (both victims and perpetrators), anti-Semitic ideology, and annihilationist policies advocated by the Nazi regime, giving readers insight into the social, political, cultural, military, and economic aspects of the Holocaust while enabling them to better understand the Final Solution in Europe during World War II and its lasting legacy. The third volume of the set presents memoirs and personal narratives that describe in their own words the experiences of survivors and resistors who lived through the chaos and horror of the Final Solution. The last volume consists of primary documents, including government decrees and military orders, propaganda in the form of newspapers and pamphlets, war crime trial transcripts, and other items that provide a direct look at the causes and consequences of the Holocaust under the Nazi regime. By examining these primary sources, users can have a deeper understanding of the ideas and policies used by perpetrators to justify their actions in the annihilation of the Jews of Europe. The set not only provides an invaluable and comprehensive research tool on the Holocaust but also offers historical perspective and examination of the origins of the discontent and cultural resentment that resulted in the Holocaust—subject matter that remains highly relevant to key problems facing human society in the 21st century and beyond.

Author : Fred Skolnik,Michael Berenbaum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic reference sources
ISBN : UOM:39015066818777

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Encyclopaedia Judaica: Her-Int by Fred Skolnik,Michael Berenbaum Pdf

Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures.

Author : Sam Solasz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11
Category : Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
ISBN : 0988359138

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Angel of the Ghetto by Sam Solasz Pdf

Angel of the Ghetto tells the remarkable story of Sam Solasz, a boy born into a warm and loving Jewish family in Poland in 1928. Sam inhabited a protected world until the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939. which tore his world apart. Ripped from his family, young Sam lived a nomadic and dangerous life. He had to learn to depend on his resourcefulness and the keen ability he had to size up people and events around him. Trapped in the Bialystok Ghetto, in inhuman conditions and hounded by the brutal Gestapo, Sam helped other starving and fearful souls. He did this by risking his life each day to smuggle in food, medicines and other desperately needed goods. He also managed to sneak arms into the ghetto for the Jewish underground in preparation for the Uprising against the Nazis. As the only member of his immediate family to survive the Holocaust, this extraordinary boy grew into an extraordinary man. Sam went on to fight for the independence of Israel in the Israeli Defense Forces and eventually achieved his dream and made his way to New York City. He arrived with ten dollars in his pocket. Once there he used his strength and hard-won business savvy to build a highly successful business as well as a new and loving family. This unforgettable memoir is a different kind of Holocaust account. It is a gripping tale of love and loss, of survival and courage, but also of reconnection, regeneration and hope.

Author : Norman J.W. Goda
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782384427

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Jewish Histories of the Holocaust by Norman J.W. Goda Pdf

For many years, histories of the Holocaust focused on its perpetrators, and only recently have more scholars begun to consider in detail the experiences of victims and survivors, as well as the documents they left behind. This volume contains new research from internationally established scholars. It provides an introduction to and overview of Jewish narratives of the Holocaust. The essays include new considerations of sources ranging from diaries and oral testimony to the hidden Oyneg Shabbes archive of the Warsaw Ghetto; arguments regarding Jewish narratives and how they fit into the larger fields of Holocaust and Genocide studies; and new assessments of Jewish responses to mass murder ranging from ghetto leadership to resistance and memory.