For many years, Israeli culture recoiled from dealing with the Holocaust from a humorous or satirical perspective. The perception was that a humorous approach might threaten the sanctity of its memory
The late Israel Finestein was an outstanding lawyer, historian and lay leader of the British Jewish community. This book of essays by his nephew, Colin Lang, in part an evocation, in part a continuati
Born in 1931 to a secular Jewish family in Poland, Irit Amiel grew up in the city of Czestochowa with its significant Jewish community of 30,000. She survived the Second World War having escaped from
What was the concept of 'A National Home for the Jewish People', where did it come from and how was it defined? Barzilay-Yegar traces the shifting meanings of the phrase from its first coining in the
Winds Over Jerusalem provides a rare, eyewitness account of Jerusalem 1913-15, a critical period in history, through the lens of two American Jewish women. It adds insight and understanding to the com
Dating back to early antiquity one of the central roles of rabbinic leadership has been the ability to analyse the key issues of the day and provide an appropriate response, drawing on the depth and b
Longtime champion against antisemitism Wiesenthal (1909-2005) is remembered by colleagues from around the world not only in personal tributes, but also articles about antisemitism. The article topics
Ernest Levy, the youngest of eight, was born into a strong Orthodox family and achieved his Bar Mitzvah as Nazism reached into Czechoslovakia and expelled Jews of Hungarian origin back across the bord
This is a personal account of a young boy's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Transnistria. The descriptions are presented against the background of unfolding events, combining personal recollectio
Historian and political activist Forman (women's studies, U. of Toronto) was herself a child refugee in Switzerland during World War II. She was five to nine years old in 1942-46, so her memories, lik
Cohen recounts the campaign by British Member of Parliament Rathbone (1872-1946) on behalf of Europe's Jewish refugees, and her commitment to the refugee question during the Nazi era--an effort that s
Now available in paperback! During WWII, some 3,600 Jewish women from Palestine volunteered to serve in the British armed forces in the Middle East. For the first time ever Jewish women left home and
In August 1944, 800 Jewish women from Hungary and Poland were moved from Auschwitz to Bremen to undertake forced labour. This important book presents unique research on a forgotten camp and its forgot
The story of Ostrava and its Jews encapsulates in a small space (85 square miles) and a short time (ca. 150 years) a miniaturized history of Central Europe. It covers industrialization and massive eco
