Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering ...
Glenn KurtzWhen Glenn Kurtz stumbles upon an old family film in his parents' closet in Florida, he has no inkling of its historical significance or of the impact it will have on his life. The film, shot long ago by his grandfather on a sightseei...
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intel...
Annie JacobsenThe explosive, dark secrets behind America's post-WWII science programs from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51. In the chaos following WWII, some of the greatest spoils of Germany's resources were the Third Reich's...
Yiddish Radio Project: Stories from t...
Carl ReinerThe Yiddish Radio Project is based on a series of stories featured on NPR's All Things Considered in the spring of 2002. The series highlights the golden age of Yiddish-American broadcasting in the 1930s to '50s. In its heyday Yiddish...
[Read by Nadia May -aka- Wanda McCaddon] This historical magnum opus covers 4,000 years of the extraordinary history of the Jews as a people, a culture, and a nation. It shows the impact of Jewish character on the world: their genius,...
A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich...
Lucas DelattreA work of remarkable scholarship that moves with the swift pace of a John le Carre thriller, A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich is a chilling addition to the literature of espionage. In 1943, a young official named Fritz Kolbe from...
The Boy Who Followed His Father into ...
Jeremy Dronfield"Brilliantly written, vivid, a powerful and often uncomfortable true story that deserves to be read and remembered. It beautifully captures the strength of the bond between a father and son."--Heather Morris, author of #1 Ne...
The Family: A Journey into the Heart ...
David LaskinThe author of the The Children's Blizzard delivers an epic work of twentieth century history through the riveting story of one extraordinary Jewish family In tracing the roots of this family-his own family-Laskin captures the epic s...
Jewish History: A Very Short Introduc...
David N. MyersHow have the Jews survived? For millennia, they have defied odds by overcoming the travails of exile, persecution, and recurring plans for their annihilation. Many have attempted to explain this singular success as a result of divine ...
Treasures from the Attic: The Extraor...
Mirjam PresslerAn old lady, an antiques dealer, dies in Basel, Switzerland. Her devoted daughter-in-law finally steels herself to do what all families must in the aftermath of a death - she heads upstairs to the attic to sort through the old lady's ...
The Nazi Titanic: The Incredible Unto...
Robert P. WatsonBuilt in 1927, the German ocean liner Cap Arcona was the greatest ship since the Titanic. When the Nazis seized control, she was stripped down for use as a floating barracks and troop transport. Hitler's minister, Joseph Goebbels, lat...
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intel...
Annie JacobsenThe author of the acclaimed bestseller Area 51 reveals the explosive dark secrets behind America's post-WWII science programs.In the chaos following World War II, some of the greatest spoils of Germany's resources were the Third Reich...
Their Promised Land: My Grandparents ...
Ian BurumaA family history of surpassing beauty and power: Ian Buruma's account of his grandparents' enduring love through the terror and separation of two world warsDuring the almost six years England was at war with Nazi Germany, Winifred and...
Blood Brothers: The Dramatic Story of...
Elias ChacourAs a child, Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in Galilee. When tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed and nearly one million forced into refugee camps in 1948, Elias began a long struggle with how to respond. I...
In Darkness: The Girl in the Green Sw...
Krystyna ChigerTrue story from the major motion picture "In Darkness," official 2012 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1943, with Lvov's 150,000 Jews having been exiled, killed, or forced into ghettos and facing ex...
Tales of Bialystok: A Jewish Journey ...
Charles Zachariah GoldbergCharles Zachariah Goldberg left Bialystok in 1906 at the age of 20 in the aftermath of a deadly pogrom in Bialystok, then a part of Czarist Russia. Published later in life, living in Connecticut, these are his remembrances and stor...
Grajewo Poland Memorial (Yizkor) Book...
Dr George GorinThis is the translation of the Memorial (Yizkor) Book of Jewish community of Grajewo, Poland. 356 pages, 8.5" by 11", paperback, including all photos and other images. Jews have been living in Grajewo, in the province of Bia...
The Jewish War (Oxford World's Classi...
JosephusIn August of AD 70 the city of Jerusalem was destroyed by Roman forces after a six-month siege. This was the disastrous outcome of a Jewish revolt against Roman domination which began in AD 66 with some early success, but soon became ...
Denial: Holocaust History on Trial
Deborah E. LipstadtIn her acclaimed 1993 book Denying the Holocaust, Deborah Lipstadt called David Irving, a prolific writer of books on World War II, “one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial.” The following year, after Lipstadt...
America's Jewish Women: A History fro...
Pamela NadellA groundbreaking history of how Jewish women maintained their identity and influenced social activism as they wrote themselves into American history. What does it mean to be a Jewish woman in America? In a gripping historical narrati...
A Convenient Hatred: The History of A...
Phyllis GoldsteinA Convenient Hatred chronicles a very particular hatred through powerful stories that allow readers to see themselves in the tarnished mirror of history. It raises important questions about the consequences of our assumptions and beli...
50 Children: One Ordinary American Co...
Steven PressmanTwo Ordinary Americans. Fifty Innocent Lives. One Unforgettable Journey.In early 1939, few Americans were thinking about the darkening storm clouds over Europe. Nor did they have much sympathy for the growing number of Jewish families...
Toni and Markus: From Village Life to...
Walter RothWalter Roth explores the everyday lives of his father Markus, his stepmother Toni, and other members of the family, in Germany and as refugees in Chicago. He discusses the painful problems of his sister Irene and his father Markus. Th...
Zionism: A Very Short Introduction (V...
Michael StanislawskiZionism is the nationalist movement affirming Jewish people's right to self-determination through the establishment of a Jewish national state in its ancient homeland. It is one of the most controversial ideologies in the world. Its s...
Concentration Camps: A Very Short Int...
Dan StoneConcentration camps are a relatively new invention, a recurring feature of twentieth century warfare, and one that is important to the modern global consciousness and identity. Although the most famous concentration camps are those un...
The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True St...
Roxane Van IperenA New York Times bestseller The unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save dozen of lives, were captured by the Nazis, and ultimatel...
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke ...
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