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Dr Avinoam J. Patt
An authoritative history of the relationship between Zionism and the Jewish State with Nazism and the Holocaust, from Hitler's rise to the impact of the Shoah on Israel today.
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Avinoam Patt examines the relationship between two of the most significant events in modern Jewish history, the Holocaust and the creation of the state of Israel. While there may be…
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Analyses how the heroic saga of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was mythologized in a way that captured the attention of Jews around the world, allowing them to imagine what it…
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The Shoah has become synonymous with unspeakable atrocity and unbearable suffering. Yet it has also been used to teach tolerance, empathy, resistance, and hope. Understanding and Teaching the Holocaust provides…
Avinoam J. Patt
Presents an examination of young survivors of the Holocaust and their role in the creation of the state of Israel. This book argues that Zionism was successful in filling a…
By the spring of 1947, less than two years after Nazi Germany’s defeat, some 250,000 Jewish refugees remained in the displaced persons camps of Germany, Italy, and Austria. This title…
Jack Klajman
A memoir about a Jewish boy surviving the Holocaust in Warsaw by escaping the ghetto and hiding in the city.
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Alexandra Garbarini
Volume II begins with Kristallnacht in 1938 and continues through Jewish flight out of Germany, the onset of World War II, the forced relocation of the Jews of Europe to…
An innovative anthology of pieces that have either won or been considered for the Edward Lewis Wallant Award on the occasion of the award’s fiftieth anniversary.
Argues that humour performs political, cultural, and social functions in the wake of horror. David Slucki, Gabriel Finder and Avinoam Patt have assembled an impressive list of contributors who examine…
This collection introduces the reader to third-generation Holocaust narratives, exploring the unique perspective of third-generation writers and demonstrating the ways in which Holocaust memory and trauma extend into the future.
Traces the history of the JDC - an organisation founded to aid victims of World War I that has played a significant role in preserving and sustaining Jewish life across…
