Product Description

Presents six theme-based chapters of original documents such as speeches, letters, and book excerpts, from 1920 to approximately 1950, which examine the Holocaust.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2744283 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Hardcover
• 493 pages

From School Library Journal

Gr 5 Up--A collection of 34 excerpted or full-text poems, memoirs, articles, essays, speeches, and newspaper accounts written by people who were either victims of the Holocaust or commentators on it at the time. The set is divided into broad chapters: "Antisemitism," "Escalation," "Holocaust," "Resisters," "Liberation," and "Understanding." These sections are introduced with background articles that provide context for the "Voices." Each document is introduced and followed by information about its impact, what happened to its author, and a list for further reading. Since most of the testimonies are from adult writers, almost every page has a sidebar to define the more difficult words or the way they were used in the Nazis' euphemistic vocabulary. Biographical sketches of the contributors are included in boxes throughout. The black-and-white photographs are plentiful, but their quality varies. Both volumes have the same front matter and cumulative index. While there are index entries for "Vatican" and "Catholicism," there are none for "Protestants," "Lutherans," or "Churches," although all are discussed in the text. Overall, this resource effectively teaches about the Holocaust on both a factual and emotional level.

Marcia W. Posner, Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center of Nassau County, Glen Cove, NY

Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Review

"An excellent tool because it provides primary sources and places them in historical context. Excellent resources for school, public and synagogue libraries."
-- ARBA (American Reference Books Annual) 1999 (ARBA 19990101)

"What has been effectively accomplished here is to teach the Holocaust on two levels: cognitive (the facts) and affective (the emotions)."
-- Jewish Book World (vol.16, no. 3) (Jewish Book World )

"Effectively teaches about the Holocaust on both a factual and emotional level."
-- School Library Journal (February 1999)

"These volumes should be a necessary addition to any high school collection about the Holocaust. Recommended."
-- Book Report (Jan/Feb 1999)

Customer Reviews

This Book has lots of good information about the Holocaust
I found this book to be very interesting because it had info on almost every aspect of the Holocaust. Informative guidelines, definitions, stories, biographies and info sections make this book a great value.