ABSTRACT

Told with scrupulous attention to detail and accuracy, this text provides important background information on Jewish life in Europe, the functions of the hierarchy within the Nazi government, and the psychological foundations of prejudice. Unlike other texts on the subject, A History of the Holocaust gives students an idea of just who the victims of the Holocaust were. In fact, the author tells this story from a unique point-of-view, having experienced Nazi Germany as a child.

chapter 1|18 pages

The Nature and Roots of Anti-Semitism

Two Thousand Years of Hatred

chapter 2|14 pages

The World that was Annihilated

A Brief History of Eastern Jewish Culture

chapter 3|19 pages

The Nazis' Rise to Power

Multiple Causes Enabled Hitler to Become the Fuehrer

chapter 4|22 pages

Masters of the Third Reich

Four of the Leading Perpetrators of Modern History's Greatest Crime

chapter 5|21 pages

Germany under the Nazis

People and Politics under the Swastika

chapter 6|20 pages

History of German Jews upto 1939

A False Sense of Security and its Dangers

chapter 7|26 pages

Hitler's War

The “Little War” Against Poland Grows into The Second World War

chapter 8|22 pages

From Ideology to Isolation

From “You May Not Work among Us” to “You May Not Live among Us”

chapter 9|14 pages

Annihilation: Theory and Practice

From “You May Not Live among Us” to “You May Not Live!”

chapter 10|19 pages

The Industry of Death

“This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen” 1

chapter 11|13 pages

Resistance Against All Odds

In the Ghettos, in the Camps, with the Partisans, Singly and in Groups, They Fought Back

chapter 12|16 pages

Rescue: Little and Late

But to Save a Single Jew Required Extraordinary Heroism and Uncommon Altruism

chapter 13|17 pages

After the Deluge

“Those Who Do Remember Their Past Are Not Doomed to Repeat It”