The holocaust and the book examines this bleak chapter in the history of printing, reading, censorship, and libraries. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. This book follows the events of hitlers rise to power, world war ii and the holocaust through the eyes of those who followed hitler with blind devotion. The holocaust, which occurred between 1941 and 1945, was a genocide perpetrated by the nation of germany, then under the leadership of adolf hitler and the nazi party. This paperback book has some 250 pages of text 6x9 inches. Gary wilson praises laurence rees for this eminently readable account, which offers definitive insight into this appalling history. But wasnt saul friedlanders prizewinning classic nazi germany and the jews in two volumes, in 1997 and 2007 authoritative and accessible. Fiftyfive years after the fact the world still ponders the enormity of this disaster. Holocaust encyclopedia electronic edition, 2007, by united states holocaust memorial museum. Germans as cats, jews as mice, and nonjewish poles as pigs. The holocaust encylopedia is the only comprehensive singlevolume work of reference providing both a reflective overview of the subject and abundant detail concerning major events, policy, decisions, cities. The holocaust was the murder and persecution of approximately 6 million jews and many others by the nazi regime and its collaborators. Shop childrens nonfiction history holocaust books at alibris. National book critics circle award finalista new york times notable booka best book of the year austin americanstatesmanincludes a new, previously.
Maus plays on the nazis racist idea that jews are less than human, vermin, by rendering the jewish characters into mice. The books about the holocaust that changed my life. Art talks about the book with his psychiatrist paul pavel, a czech holocaust survivor. My internet in the ecstasy of influence, the incomparable jonathan lethem has compiled a careerspanning collection of. The following bibliography was compiled to guide parents, educators, and young readers to childrens books about the holocaust and related subjects that are in. Holocaust resource list from the northern michigan universitys lydia m. The author son of vladek creatively and artistically tells the story in the form of cartoon. Rid moscow of swastikas or any other symbol of nazism before victory day, the celebration of the soviet unions defeat of germany and the most important political holiday in russia. To help, here is a sampling of titlesrecommended by the sydney taylor book award. Romani gypsies, homosexuals, jehovahs witnesses, the disabled, and others were also victims of the holocaust. Childrens fiction historical holocaust books alibris. I think this calls for some input from the lists creator. Childrens book stalwart lois lowry earned the 1990 newbury medal for this memorable tale about a 10yearold girl whose jewish best friend is threatened by the rise of nazism in 1943 denmark. Topics include the development of nazi censorship policies, the celebrated library of the vilna ghetto, the confiscation of books from the sephardic communities in rome and salonika, the experience of reading in the ghettos and concentration camps, the rescue of polish incunabula, the uses of fine printing by the dutch underground, and the suppression of jewish books and.
It depicts spiegelman interviewing his father about his experiences as a polish jew and holocaust survivor. Works that make such assertions are entered under holocaust denial literature. Buy a cheap copy of the holocaust book by martin gilbert. Although antisemitism in europe has had a long history, organized persecution of german jews began with hitlers rise to power in.
See also whats at wikipedia, your library, or elsewhere. A compelling book on an ugly subject, the holocaust may be the finest book available for those who want a general understanding of how the rise of the nazis in. The holocaust was one of the worst genocides in history, in which adolph hitlers nazi germany killed over six million jews and five million others deemed undesirable to. The holocaust and its legacy remain an enduring subject for writers. Maus, the pulitzer prizewinning graphic novel about a jewish family during world war ii, has been removed from many bookshelves in moscow because it. A survivors memory about the barbarism and sadism at the treblinka extermination camp was truly horrifying. Apr 28, 2014 childrens book stalwart lois lowry earned the 1990 newbury medal for this memorable tale about a 10yearold girl whose jewish best friend is threatened by the rise of nazism in 1943 denmark. Transit, captivity, and witnessing in the holocaust new york and oxford, uk. Holocaust, jewish 1939 1945 psychological aspects the train journey. The holocaust encylopedia is the only comprehensive singlevolume work of reference providing both a reflective overview of the subject and abundant detail concerning major events, policy, decisions, cities, and individuals, uptodate and designed for easy access, the encyclopedia presents information on the major aspects of the holocaust in. Rozett, the director of the yad vashem library in jerusalem, is the author of approaching the holocaust. This book about the holocaust tells the story of vladek spiegelman, a jewish survivor of hitlers europe. The episodes blend traditional animation and comic bookstyle illustrations with newsreel footage, photographs, and historical documents. By 1943 and 1944, when most of the killing of west european jews took place, the holocaust was in considerable measure complete.
The diary of anne frank concerns assimilated european jewish communities, the dutch and german, whose tragedy, though horrible, was a very small part of the holocaust. Maus book about holocaust is removed in russia the new. The book was an eyeopener for me on many aspects of the 2nd world war, especially the holocaust. That this gripping story of memory and tragedy won both the 1996 national jewish book award and the national book critics circle award should clue you in to how extraordinary this book is. During the fiveyear period before their defeat to the allied forces, the nazi party murdered six million jewish. Perhaps the publishers think that final solution, the thousandpage epic published posthumously less than a. Germans, on the other hand, are represented as cats, americans as dogs, and poles as pigs. Maus is a graphic novel by american cartoonist art spiegelman, serialized from 1980 to 1991. What begins, familiarly, as the story of a young boy learning about the tragic but mysterious fate of his relatives in the holocaust, ends in a continent. This book is chilling and will completely knock your boots off. The holocaust and the book university of massachusetts.
For example, holocaust deniers claim that auschwitzbirkenau was a camp for jews who were not able to work, including the sick and elderly. Invision employees share their remote work secrets. Olson library text document jewish children in books bibliography by wendy lanehart, inez ramsey, and sharon gale the nazi persecution of homosexuals. Nicholas kollerstrom explains the holocaust issue for the common reader from a scientific, but also from a societal point of view. List of books and articles about holocaust online research. Here are entered works that discuss the diminution of the scale and significance of the holocaust or the assertion that it did not occur. Holocaust told in one word, 6 million times the new york times. Holocaust the events and their impact on real people. The importance of holocaust books hitlers children. Holocaust, jewish 1939 1945 here are entered works on the genocide of european jews during world war ii. Works coming this fall include a new novel by amos oz and the biography of a document forger for the french resistance during. What makes this a good book is that it starts with the premise that the holocaust is a well documented historical event.
Books about the holocaust during world war ii, adolf hitler and the nazis attempted to exterminate european jews by forcing them into concentration camps, where both children and adults were sent to their deaths in gas chambers. Each document is supplemented with background information on the origins and significance of the document, including the historical context in which it was created. Ive read countless holocaust memoirs, here are some of my favourites that cover a wide range of experiences during this terrible time. Assembles 100 primary documents on this pivotal era in world history. Night by elie wiesel, the book thief by markus zusak, the diary of a young girl by anne frank, the boy in the striped pajamas. Jul 16, 2009 the diary of anne frank concerns assimilated european jewish communities, the dutch and german, whose tragedy, though horrible, was a very small part of the holocaust. Pages in category history books about the holocaust the following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. The work employs postmodernist techniques and represents jews as mice, germans as cats, and poles as pigs. Mendelsohn shows us people at eye level and thereby underscores a central truth. Pavel suggests that, as those who perished in the camps can. Ageappropriate middle grade and ya books about the holocaust. Night my father had huddled near me, draped in his. This book was tough to read because wiesel details just what life was like under nazi rule in a.
Berghahn books, 2010, by simone gigliotti pdf with commentary at. The holocaust and the book university of massachusetts press. Piece by piece the author a professor who remains anonymous discovers the truth about what the holocaust isntthat is, a well documented historical event. Recommended reading list for books on the holocaust. The importance of holocaust books despite the recent trends towards ebooks, the fact remains that books and reading in general are vital for the world. The nazis came to power in germany in january of 1933. Other features include a glossary, chronology, bibliography, and subject index. A brutally moving work of artwidely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever writtenmaus recounts the chilling experiences of the authors father during the holocaust, with jews drawn as wideeyed mice and nazis as menacing cats. Holocaust concentration camps, jewish history, books. Critics have classified maus as memoir, biography, history, fiction.
The books about the holocaust that changed my life book riot. Topics include the development of nazi censorship policies, the celebrated library of the vilna ghetto, the confiscation of books from the sephardic communities in rome and salonika, the experience of reading in the ghettos and. Childrens books united states holocaust memorial museum. The book, more art than literature, consists of the single word jew, in tiny type, printed six million times to signify the number of jews killed during the holocaust. The holocaust encyclopedia baumel judith tydor laqueur. Night delivers an autobiographical account of elie wiesels survival in one of the deadliest camps of the holocaust. The episodes blend traditional animation and comic book style illustrations with newsreel footage, photographs, and historical documents. The complete maus by art spiegelman the pulitzer prizewinning holocaust survivor story. While a superbly written book, the cellist of sarajevo may not be appropriate for this list unless one is speaking about the bosnian holocaust of 19921995. These memoirs occurred in a few different concentration camps in a ouple of countries in europe.
Recommended reading list for books on the holocaust posted on december 17, 2012 by renogalsays since undertaking the huge task of writing a holocaust memoir, see my book the altered i, a holocaust memoir i thought i should at least acquaint myself with some of the better written books on the subject. The complete maus tells the tale of hitlers europe and the experiences of one jewish man, the authorillustrator art spiegelmans father vladek. It is a book that doesnt hold any punches and is jaw dropping in its exploration of humanity through both the atrocities and ethnic cleansing of that time and of how this moulds a man forever. National book critics circle award finalista new york times notable booka best book of the year austin americanstatesmanincludes a new, previously uncollected piece. American cartoonist spiegelman interviewed his father about his experiences as a holocaust survivor. The answers already provided are very good, and list most of the iconic, and very well known books on the holocaust. In representing his fathers holocaust experience, art faces a quandary. The nazis thought that the inferior jews were a threat to the racially superior german racial community. An annotated bibliography of nonfiction sources in english by gerard koskovich.
Shop childrens fiction historical holocaust books at alibris. A compelling book on an ugly subject, the holocaust may be the finest book available for those who want a general understanding of how the rise of the nazis. Books offer a way to tell stories, present information, keep historical records, and much more. The first masterpiece in comic book history new yorker. We used this book to learn more about peoples living conditions in concentration camps. It is an awful, horrible book that fully brings home the impact of the holocaust through the use of the cats as the germans and the mice as the jewswhilst that may sound disrespectful and distasteful for the gravity of the subject, somehow, it utterly works. Holocaust told in one word, 6 million times the new york. As i noted in another answer, it has been estimated that there are over 30,000 books, articles, ph. Apr 26, 2008 mendelsohn shows us people at eye level and thereby underscores a central truth. This book was tough to read because wiesel details just what life was like under nazi rule in a camp. This category is for history books with the holocaust 19411945 as a topic. Five best books about the holocaust democratic underground. Aside from maus, this is one of the greatest books about the holocaust you will find. Maus doesnt use these animal figures to present a simplistic moral tableau where all the germans are evil and all the jews are good.
The holocaust and the graphic novel city university of. Amazon bans holocaust denial, shreds and incinerates. Best book on the holocaust chil rajchmans personal account in the book treblinka. We learned what life was like during the holocaust for most jews. The holocaust has been the subject of countless books, works of art, and memorials. I donated it to my library service after reading it because this event, however terrible, must not be forgotten. This was an excellent graphic novel that captures the fear, the barbaric cruelty and nihilism of the holocaust more poignantly than many a textonly book could. Apr 28, 2015 maus, the pulitzer prizewinning graphic novel about a jewish family during world war ii, has been removed from many bookshelves in moscow because it bears a swastika on its cover. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to know about why the holocaust is still remembered as one of the lowest points of human behaviour. Scrupulously sourced, bartolettis pageturning history seamlessly meshes personal accounts of hitler youth and resistance members with the larger story of young peoples. One of the boldest choices and most salient features of the book is that it uses different animals to represent humans. May 19, 2008 the holocaust and the book examines this bleak chapter in the history of printing, reading, censorship, and libraries. What made maus so different, however, were spiegelmans choices of narrative form and the novels formal qualities, including anthropomorphic. Childrens nonfiction history holocaust books alibris.