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The Envoy: The Epic Rescue of the Last Jews of Europe in the Desperate Closing Months of World War II

by Alex Kershaw

Published: 2010-10-26

Kindle Edition: 326 pages

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December 1944. Soviet and German troops fight from house to house in the shattered, corpse-strewn suburbs of Budapest. Crazed Hungarian fascists join with die-hard Nazis to slaughter Jews day and night, turning the Danube blood-red. In less than six months, thirty-eight-year-old SS Colonel...

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Germans into Nazis

by Peter Fritzsche

Published: 1999-10-01

Paperback: 288 pages

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Why did ordinary Germans vote for Hitler? In this dramatically plotted book, organized around crucial turning points in 1914, 1918, and 1933, Peter Fritzsche explains why the Nazis were so popular and what was behind the political choice made by the German people.Rejecting the view that Ge...

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Eva's Story: A Survivor's Tale by the Stepsister of Anne Frank

by Eva Schloss, Evelyn Julia Kent

Published: 2010-02-22

Paperback: 256 pages

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Many know the tragic story of Anne Frank, the teen whose life ended at Auschwitz during the Holocaust. But most people don’t know about Eva Schloss, Anne’s playmate and stepsister. Though Eva, like Anne, was taken to Auschwitz at the age of 15, her story did not end there. / This incre...

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The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape

by Brian Ladd

Published: 1998-11-15

Paperback: 282 pages

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In this compelling work, Brian Ladd examines the ongoing conflicts radiating from the remarkable fusion of architecture, history, and national identity in Berlin. Ladd surveys the urban landscape, excavating its ruins, contemplating its buildings and memorials, and carefully deconstructing...

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The Rebbe's Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch

by Sue Fishkoff

Published: 2005-01-04

Paperback: 368 pages

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“Excuse me, are you Jewish?” With these words, the relentlessly cheerful, ideologically driven emissaries of Chabad-Lubavitch approach perfect strangers on street corners throughout the world in their ongoing efforts to persuade their fellow Jews to live religiously observant lives. In...

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We Look Like the Enemy: The Hidden Story of Israel's Jews from Arab Lands

by Rachel Shabi

Published: 2009-01-02

Hardcover: 272 pages

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"There is a class split," writes Rachel Shabi, "that runs on ethnic lines"?specifically, between Jews of European origin and those whose ancestral homes were Arab countries. Middle Eastern Jews from Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Yemen, and other Arab lands make up nearly half of Israel's populatio...

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Jew Boy: A Memoir

by Alan Kaufman

Published: 2000-09-01

Hardcover: 402 pages

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Provides an autobiographical account of growing up with a mother traumatized by the Holocaust, finding Jewish identity, and discovering his gift as a poet.

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The Pope's Jews: The Vatican's Secret Plan to Save Jews from the Nazis

by Gordon Thomas

Published: 2012-10-02

Hardcover: 336 pages

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This revelatory account of how the Vatican saved thousands of Jews during WWII shows why history must exonerate "Hitler's Pope"Accused of being "silent" during the Holocaust, Pope Pius XII and the Vatican of World War II are now exonerated in Gordon Thomas's newest investigative work, The ...

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Chutzpah & High Heels: The Search for Love and Identity in the Holy Land

by Jessica Fishman

Published: 2017-02-07

Paperback: 336 pages

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Having grown up in Minnesota, Jessica Fishman moves to a land in the Middle East that is full of idiosyncrasies, terrorists, and beautiful, olive-skinned men. When she arrives in Israel, she is a wide-eyed immigrant hoping to survive on Zionism. But instead of working the land on a kibbutz or being swept...

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The Deadliest Lies: The Israel Lobby and the Myth of Jewish Control

by Abraham H. Foxman

Published: 2007-09-17

Hardcover: 256 pages

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The representative of the Jewish community and staunch defender of human rights, Foxman delivers a powerful blow to such ideas as "The Israel Lobby." He shows how old stereotypes associated with the most virulent forms of bigotry have been resurfacing and taking subtle new forms. From Cart...