The Holocaust
Gail Weiss Gaspar
Carrying My Father's Torch: From Holocaust Trauma to Transformation
"If you have ever said to yourself, “How could I possibly break free from my family’s past?” this book is for you. When you read Carrying my Father’s Torch, you will be inspired to consider how your family legacy has impacted your life, find the courage to overcome your legacy wound and become the hero of your own story." - From the author
Lena Jedwab Rozenberg
Girl with Two Landscapes
"In June 1941, sixteen-year-old Lena Jedwab left Bialystok for summer camp in Russia, just when Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Stranded in a children’s home in Russia due to the war, Lena agonized over the unknown fate of her family and her precarious future. Lucky to be alive, nourished, and in school yet consumed with anger at the war and the confusion of adolescence, Lena began to keep a diary. She chronicled her personal experiences of loneliness, pain, and fear, as well as her desire for love and recognition and her vivid descriptions of the world around her. Lena wrote her diary in Yiddish, not only because it was her mother tongue but also as a conscious effort to maintain her Jewish identity. Her writing shows an exceptional literary talent, full of subtlety and sensitivity, and by using that talent, she has left us a moving testimony to one of history’s darkest times." - back of book
Translated by Jim Doss
Nine Holocaust Poets
"I had nothing, and will never have anything anymore,
so ponder for a moment over this rich life;
there is no anger left in my heart, revenge doesn't interest me
the world will be rebuilt, -- and even though they forbid my song
my voice will resonate at the base of the new walls" - Miklós Radnóti
Lily E. Hirsch
A Jewish Orchestra in Nazi Germany
"A Jewish Orchestra in Nazi Germany is the first book to seriously investigate and parse the complicated questions the existence of this unique organization raised. Why would the Nazis promote Jewish music when, in the rest of Germany, it was banned? What exactly is Jewish music? Who qualifies as a Jewish composer? And, if it is true that the Nazis conceived of the League as a propaganda tool, did Jewish participation in its activities amount to collaboration?" - Amazon
Michael Gruenbaum with Todd Hasak-Lowy
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun
"Somewhere There is a Sun reads like the private journal of a Czech boy and later teenager, candidly recording his innermost thoughts and feelings on the daily routines of his life from 1939 to 1945. With this book, Michael Gruenbaum has offered the current generation of young readers a very special book that will trigger both emotion and reflection." Margot Stern Strom
Yitzchak Gonzalez
Lament From The Ashes
"Written with profound sensitivity and a deep reverence for history, Lament from the Ashes is not just a collection of poems—it is a tribute to those who were silenced and a call to never forget. Whether you are a student of history, a lover of poetry, or simply someone seeking to connect with the echoes of the past, this book will leave an indelible mark on your heart." - Amazon
Limor Regev
The Boy from Block 66
"As the years go by, time affects our ability to understand as well as connect with Holocaust survivors and their stories. As they grow older - it is harder for us to preserve the link between their world and ours.
We were all young boys and girls, and the moral of this story is to connect us with Moshe's world, a Jewish boy growing up in a warm and caring family in Pre-WW II Czechoslovakia. This connection is achieved through the eyes of a 90-year-old returning to his lost childhood days, allowing a deep and emotional connection to be made, through the great hardships he faces and his incredible journey of survival.
This is what drove me to write this book, hoping it allows us to gain a better understanding of an impossible reality, to remember and preserve the important values following Moshe's story" - Limor Regev