This compelling book tells the story of the Holocaust through the eyes; and fates; of its youngest victims. Following the arc of the persecutory policies of the Nazis and their sympathizers and the impact these measures had on Jewish children and adolescents; the chapters begin with the years leading to the war; to the roundups; deportations; and emigrations; to hidden life and death in the ghettos and concentration camps; and to liberation and coping in the wake of war. This volume examines the reactions of children to discrimination; the loss of livelihood in Jewish homes; and the public humiliation at the hands of fellow citizens and explores the ways in which children's experiences paralleled and diverged from their adult counterparts. The author also reflects upon the role of non-Jewish children as victims; perpetrators; and bystanders.
#1665963 in Books imusti 2014-01-07Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.96 x 1.00 x 9.55l; 3.31 #File Name: 0754823563256 pagesLorenz Books
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well doneBy scott a wallaceNice book. Lots of information and illustrations throughout. If you need information on Judaism; I highly recommend this book. Good job!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Dan Cohn-Sherbok’s Illustrated Guide to JudaismBy DR M R RDan Cohn-Sherbok’s Illustrated Guide to Judaism is a breathtakingly beautiful book.As a clear; concise; distillation of current knowledge; it has everything you would expect from a guide to Judaism; and a good deal more. Far more captivating than a mere overview of Judaism past and present; The Illustrated Guide to Judaism presents a dazzling array of images that allows the reader to make sense of Judaism as a fully lived; diverse; culturally and politically engaged; religious tradition that has been both formative of; and informed by; world civilisation. While offering a careful account of Orthodoxy; Cohn-Sherbok knows contemporary Judaism to be more than the sum of conservative interpretations of the sacred texts. The chapter on ‘untraditional’ Judaism; with its coverage of Jewish feminism; Buddhism; vegetarianism; leftist politics and other aspects of alternative Jewish thought and practice is indicative of the guide’s comprehensive and inclusive approach. But what makes The Illustrated Guide to Judaism a book one wants to own are its images; which are virtually a history of Jewish art in their own right. Cohn-Sherbok invites the reader into the visual dimension of Judaism through a wealth of paintings and photographs that scholars increasingly recognise as not merely permissible under Jewish readings of the Second Commandment; but actively productive of Jewish identity and understanding.If I had to choose only one guide to Judaism for my own or anyone else’s collection; it would be this one.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Sumptuous reading and viewingBy David J. ZuckerA sumptuous read and view of Judaism. Cohn-Sherbok's knowledge of Jewish life and history is elegantly displayed. The book is lucid and insightful. His very 'large tent' of modern Judaism will delight and dismay.
