My name is Eva Mozes Kor. I am a survivor of Auschwitz, a survivor of human medical experimentation on twins by Dr. Josef Mengele, and now, I am trying to survive old age. As the founding director of CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center, a human rights champion, internationally known author and speaker, and advocate for the power of forgiveness, I am recommending these books because they help us understand how the Nazis rose to power, what happened to many Jews and how they survived the death camps, and how the survivors coped afterwards.
As we come together on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Auschwitz Liberation Day, this list of books is geared to help us remember, but also to further understand the circumstances around the Holocaust at that time and how survivors moved forward with their lives.
If you’re looking for a book that discusses Nazi collaborators in our midst…
1) AMERICAN SWASTIKA by Charles Higham
If you’re looking for a book that discusses The Nazi-American money plot…
2) TRADING WITH THE ENEMY by Charles Higham
If you’re looking for a book that discusses America’s recruitment of Nazis and its disastrous effect…
3) BLOWBACK by Christopher Simpson
If you’re looking for a book that discusses Hitler’s Alliance with Germany’s great chemical companies…
4) THE CRIME & PUNISHMENT OF I.G. FARBEN (BASF) by Joseph Borkin.
If you’re looking for a book that gives you an insider’s perspective of Dr. Josef Mengele…
5) A DOCTOR’S EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT by Miklos Nyiszli
If you’re looking for a book that showcases the unconditional faith in human beings’ ability to heal…
6) MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Dr. Victor E. Frankl
If you’re looking for a book that provides a 10-year-old’s unfiltered perspective of Auschwitz and shows young people that we can overcome many hardships in life and even triumph over disaster….
7) SURVIVING THE ANGEL OF DEATH by Eva Mozes Kor & Lisa Rojany Buccieri
If you’re looking for a book that provides early childhood education about prejudice…
8) LITTLE EVA & MIRIAM IN FIRST GRADE by Eva Mozes Kor
If you’re looking for a book that provides information about the twins’ perspective as guinea pigs of Dr. Josef Mengele…
9) ECHOES FROM AUSCHWITZ by Eva Mozes Kor
If you’re looking for a book that shares the story of a Sunderkomando working for 3 yrs. in the gas chambers…
10) EYE WITNESS IN AUSCHWITZ by Filip Muller
If you’re looking for a book that goes into detail concerning Nazi Eugenics to create a perfect race…
11) MURDEROUS SCIENCE by Beno Muller Hill
If you’re looking for a book about a 17 year old who escaped Auschwitz to alert the world, but the world didn’t believe him…
12) I CANNOT FORGIVE by Rudolf Vrba
You can learn more about Eva Mozes Kor by visiting www.candlesholocaustmuseum.org, following her on Twitter at @evamozeskor.
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