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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
Nonfiction The Eternal Nazi: From Mauthausen to Cairo, the Relentless Pursuit of SS Doctor Aribert Heim Nicholas Kulish and Souad Mekhennet
Nonfiction The Pope’s Last Crusade: How an American Jesuit Helped Pope Pius XI’s Campaign to Stop Hitler Peter Eisner
Nonfiction The Holocaust, the Church, and the Law of Unintended Consequences: How Christian Anti-Judaism Spawned Nazi Anti-Semitism Anthony Joseph Sciolino
Nonfiction Testimony: The Legacy of Schindler’s List and the USC Shoah Foundation Stephen Smith
Nonfiction Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film Glenn Kurtz
Essay Bringing to Light Quiet Heroism Steven Pressman is the director and producer of the HBO documentary film “50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus,” which led to his new book, 50… Steven Pressman May 19, 2014
Nonfiction Violins of Hope: Violins of the Holocaust — Instruments of Hope and Liberation in Mankind’s Darkest Hour James A. Grymes