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Nonfiction Rescued from the Third Reich: How One of Hitler’s Soldiers Saved the Life of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Bryan Mark Rigg
Nonfiction In our Hearts we were Giants: The Remarkable Story of the Lilliput Troupe‑A Dwarf Family’s Survival of the Holocaust Yehuda Koren & Ellat Negev
Essay Writing About The Holocaust Earlier this week, Margareta Ackerman wrote about trying to reconcile her granfather’s happy personality with the horrors he suffered during the Holocaust.… Margareta Ackerman June 19, 2014
Essay Holocaust Education: The Missing Piece Margareta Ackerman is a professor, researcher, author and granddaughter of Holocaust survivor Srulik Ackerman. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science… Margareta Ackerman June 17, 2014
Nonfiction Countrymen: The Untold Story of How Denmark’s Jews Escaped the Nazis, of the Courage of Their Fellow Danes — and of the Extraordinary Role of the SS Bo Lidegaard
Nonfiction The Boxer’s Story: Fighting for My Life in the Nazi Camps Nathan Shapow with Bob Harris
Essay Understanding the Villains; or, Stranger than Fiction Yesterday, Boris Fishman wrote about the importance of documenting your family history. His debut novel A Replacement Life was published today by… Boris Fishman June 3, 2014
Children’s Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust Loic Dauvillierl Marc Lizano, illus.; Greg Salsedo, colorist; Alexis Siegel, trans.
Essay Research and the Power of Bashert Last week, Steven Pressman wrote about a recent visit to Vienna and bringing an extraordinary act of quiet heroism to light. He is the author of the recently… Steven Pressman May 26, 2014
