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Essay The Battle for the Books With the release of Stolen Words: The Nazi Plunder of Jewish Books, author Rabbi Mark Glickman is guest blogging all week as part of the Visiting Scribe series here on The… Mark Glickman February 1, 2016
Nonfiction The Crime and the Silence: Confronting the Massacre of Jews in Wartime Jedwabne Anna Bikont, Alissa Valles, trans.
Nonfiction Unlikely Warrior: A Jewish Soldier in Hitler’s Army Georg Rauch, Phyllis Rauch, trans.
Essay Passing the Buck, Berlin Style Earlier this week, Dina Gold chronicled a difficult encounter at her first author event for Stolen Legacy: Nazi Theft and the Quest for Justice at Krausenstrasse… Dina Gold October 14, 2015
Nonfiction Underground in Berlin: A Young Woman’s Extraordinary Tale of Survival in the Heart of Nazi Germany Marie Jalowicz Simon
Nonfiction Hi Hitler!: How the Nazi Past is Being Normalized in Contemporary Culture Gavriel D. Rosenfeld
Children’s Escape In Time: Miri’s Riveting Tale of Her Family’s Survival During World War II Ronit Lowenstein-Malz; Laurie McGaw, illus.; Leora Frankel, trans.
Nonfiction Unlikely Warrior: A Pacifist Rabbi’s Journey from the Pulpit to Iwo Jim Lee Mandel
Nonfiction No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Suvival in WWII Robert S. Weintraub
Nonfiction Chasing Gold: The Incredible Story of How the Nazis Stole Europe’s Bullion George M. Taber
Interview Interview: Tony Schumacher by Elise CooperThe Darkest Hour is an alternate history, a psychological study, and a thriller all rolled into one fantastic book. It begins with Germany… Elise Cooper April 28, 2015
Nonfiction A Good Place to Hide: How One French Village Saved Thousands of Lives During World War II Peter Grose
