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Publishers cloth. 8vo. 232 pages. 23 cm. First edition. This dramatic tale captures the mood of Palestine during the days of 1947 and 1948. It is a moving story of Ben Lande, a survivor of Nazi concentration camps, shut in the prison of his memories and his sense of guilt [ ] Adam Gillon is a survivor of the Nazi holocaust in Europe. He has been underground fighter, lumberjack, farm hand, waiter, librarian, salesman, teacher of six different languages, lecturer, fund-raiser, high school principal, and Air Force officer. (dustjacket description) . Also, from 1975 until 1995, the author was president of the Joseph Conrad Society of America. Subjects: Jewish (1939-1945) - Fiction. Concentration camp inmates Fiction. Palestine. Great condition in very good jacket. A beautiful copy. (HOLO2-102-27)
Paper wrappers, 8vo, 24 cm. 24 pages. Reprinted from: The Polish Review, v.10, no.3, 1965. 8-page introduction to 17 poems by various authors, including Mieczyslaw Jastrun, Czeslaw Milosz and Tadeusz Rozewicz. Gillon is an author of several volumes on Polish literature and an award-winning translator. The Polish Review is a multidisciplinary English-language scholarly journal, in continuous publication by the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America since 1956. OCLC lists one copy worldwide (National Library of Israel) . Very good condition. (Holo2-30-11) .
8vo; 1st edition. small 8vo, ix, 92 pages. Holocaust-era explanation of assistance to Jewish refugees from Europe in the US & Palestine "The Work of The United Jewish Appeal, The Joint Distribution Committee, The United Palestine Appeal, [&] The National Refugee Service." Very Good Condition (H-41-16)
(FT) Hardcover, 8vo, 412 pages, illustrations. In Hebrew, personal narrative from the Holocaust. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide. Cover is little shaken , otherwise very good condition (HOLO2-89-90)
1st edition. 8vo; 15 pages; 23cm. In German. [193?] Published using nice bauhaus-style design. Printed at the press of Siegfried Scholem, Berlin-Schoneberg. With rear advertisements for Keren Hajessod and Judische Rundschau. Some wear to cover, Good Condition;(GER-42-22)
Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo; 514 pages. illus. ports. facs. In Polish. Series: Wydawnictwa Centralnej Zydowskiej Komisji Historycznej w Polsce, Nr. 35. Trial of the Mass-Murderer A. L. Goetha before the People's High Court. Robinson & Friedman #2306 Wolff I # 978, their sole entry for Goeth. SUBJECT(S): Polish law -- Trials -- Criminal. Front cover detached but present. Some light wear along spine. Otherwise a nice, clean copy in very good condition. (HOLO2-62-13).
Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo; 514 pages. illus. ports. facs. In Polish. Goeth was the Concentration camp commander shown in Schindler's List. Series: Wydawnictwa Centralnej Zydowskiej Komisji Historycznej w Polsce, Nr. 35. Trial of the Mass-Murderer A. L. Goetha before the People's High Court. Robinson & Friedman #2306 Wolff I # 978, their sole entry for Goeth. SUBJECT(S): Polish law -- Trials -- Criminal. Some tape along spine. Otherwise a nice, clean copy in very good condition. (HOLO2-62-14).xxxxx
Rebound with cloth between leather boards. 8vo; 514 pages. illus. ports. facs. In Polish. Series: Wydawnictwa Centralnej Zydowskiej Komisji Historycznej w Polsce, Nr. 35. Trial of the Mass-Murderer A. L. Goetha before the People's High Court. Robinson & Friedman #2306 Wolff I # 978, their sole entry for Goeth. SUBJECT(S): Polish law -- Trials -- Criminal. Some wear and stains to cover, oherwise a nice, clean copy in very good condition. (HOLO2-62-15).
Hardcover, 8vo, 299 pages, 21 cm. In Spanish. SUBJECT (S) : Descriptor: World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Warsaw. Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw. World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish. Translation of: The stars bear witness. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (Florida Atlantic University, National Library of Israel, University Simon Bolivar, Universidad De Antioquia) , only 1 in the US. Rebound. Good condition. (Holo2-71-8)
8vo. 152 pages. In German. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Antisemitism; Race; Nationalism and nationality. Goldstein (1873-1929) was a German philosopher who was born in Hamburg. His philosophies were similar to William James', whose A Pluralistic Universe he translated, and he was greatly concerned with the modern civilization and culture around him. (Popkin, EJ) Pages darkened but clean, binding tight, very good condition. (HOLO2-6-21)
Wrappers; 4to. 128 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white and color photographs. Frontispiece photograph; pictorial covers. World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Liberation -- Europe. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Note(s) : "Published on the occasion of the exhibition Liberation 1945, held at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D. C. , May 9, 1995-January 7, 1996"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references. Excellent condition. (H-30-8)
Wrappers; large 4to. 32 pages in entire issue. Articles advertised on cover include "Nazi Victims or Collaborators: Which Does Canada Want?" "Labor Presents Its Case To the Public, " "Aspects of the Palestine Crisis, " "Sholom Aleikhem: His Humor Defied the Czar. " One-inch tear in top of spine; bent; spine rubbed. Good condition. (H-31-2)
Paper Wraps, Stapled. 33 pages. Reprinted from American Jewish Historical Quarterly vol. 61, No 3 (1972) , pages 181-213. The author recounts the debate concerning the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and the attempts to persuade the American Olympic Committee to boycott the games as a result of the Nazis discriminatory policies against Jews. Nice, clean copy with secure binding. Very good condition. (HOLO2-37-3)
Paper Wraps, Stapled. 41 pages. Reprinted from American Jewish Historical Quarterly vol. 57, No 4 (1968) , pages 516-556. On 1 April 1933, the Nazis carried out the first nationwide, planned action against Jews: a boycott targeting Jewish businesses and professionals. It was both a reprisal and an act of warning. On the day of the boycott, the SA stood menacingly in front of Jewish-owned department stores and retail establishments, and the offices of professionals such as doctors and lawyers. Throughout Germany, rare acts of violence against individual Jews and Jewish property occurred. Article subject written on cover and some underlining on first page, but all text is clear. Otherwise, internal pages are nice and clean with secure binding. Very good condition. (HOLO2-37-1)
8vo. Xiv, 224 pages. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Reconstruction (1939-1951) - Jews; Jewish question. CONTENTS: The two world wars: a comparison and contrast; How the Jewish communities prepared for peace during World War I; Europe between wars-1919-1939; The position of the Jews in th post-war world; Palestine in the new world; Relief, reconstruction, and migration; Jewish survival in the democracy of the future. Gottschalk (1889-1976) was a Belgian social scientist who worked for the International labor office, and and did research at the Institute of Sociology of the Free University of Brussels. He spent WWII in New York, teaching at the New School for Social Research. In the social field, he was vice president of the Jewish Colonization Association, board member of Alliance Israélite Universelle and ORT-Union, and a founder of the Centrale d'Oeuvres Sociales Juives in Brussels. He directed the Research Institute for Peace and Postwar Problems of the American Jewish Committee and from 1959 the Centre National des Hautes Etudes Juives, financed by the Belgian government. As president of the Belgian Committee for Refugees from Nazi Germany, he was instrumental in the rescue of the passengers from the ship St. Louis, which was sent back from Cuba and finally permitted to land in Antwerp. Gottschalk wrote numerous publications in Jewish and non-Jewish fields. (EJ, 2007) Great condition in good jacket. (Holo2-12-15)
8vo. Xiv, 224 pages. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Reconstruction (1939-1951) - Jews; Jewish question. CONTENTS: The two world wars: a comparison and contrast; How the Jewish communities prepared for peace during World War I; Europe between wars-1919-1939; The position of the Jews in th post-war world; Palestine in the new world; Relief, reconstruction, and migration; Jewish survival in the democracy of the future. Gottschalk (1889-1976) was a Belgian social scientist who worked for the International labor office, and and did research at the Institute of Sociology of the Free University of Brussels. He spent WWII in New York, teaching at the New School for Social Research. In the social field, he was vice president of the Jewish Colonization Association, board member of Alliance Israélite Universelle and ORT-Union, and a founder of the Centrale d'Oeuvres Sociales Juives in Brussels. He directed the Research Institute for Peace and Postwar Problems of the American Jewish Committee and from 1959 the Centre National des Hautes Etudes Juives, financed by the Belgian government. As president of the Belgian Committee for Refugees from Nazi Germany, he was instrumental in the rescue of the passengers from the ship St. Louis, which was sent back from Cuba and finally permitted to land in Antwerp. Gottschalk wrote numerous publications in Jewish and non-Jewish fields. (EJ, 2007) Ex library, otherwise very good condition. (Holo2-12-15)
Softcover, 12 pages, 8vo, 23 cm. As it became clear that the end of the war was in sight, the issue of what to do with the Germans after the war became paramount. Some wanted scorched earth, some wanted reconstruction....SUBJECT (S) : Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany. World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace. "This book originally appeared in serial form in the New York Post. " OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (US Holocaust Mus) . Light wear to front cover. Otherwise, very good condition. Scarce. (Holo2-21-18)
Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 36 pages. 23 cm. First edition. Written by Robert Graham, a Jesuit priest and scholar, this booklet definitely refutes the pervasive myth that Pope Pius XII was indifferent to the suffering of the Jews during the Nazi Holocaust. (From a laid in letter from the Catholic League) . "The present booklet is but a brief summary of Volume X of the Acts and Documents of the Holy See Relative to World War II. " (Page 1) . Subjects: Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958. Light soiling to cover, otherwise fine. Very good + condition. (HOLO2-100-44)
Softbound. 8vo. LI, 307 pages. 22cm. First German edition. Title translates as: We wept without tears: testimonies of the Jewish Sonderkommando from Auschwitz. Translated by Matthias Schmidt. The Sonderkommandos primarily consisted of Jewish prisoners who were forced by the Germans to facilitate in their own mass extermination. This book consists of interviews with the few surviving Sonderkommandos, describing the unparalleled horror of death camps such as Auschwitz-Birkenau. Contents: The Sonderkommando in Auschwitz-Birkenau: portrait and self-image - Josef Sackar "To survive, so the truth would come out" - Abraham and Shlomo Dragon "Together - in despair and in hope" - Ya'akov Gabai "I'll get out of here!" - Eliezer Eisenschmidt "Thanks to one Polish family ..." - Shaul Chazan "Life didn't matter anymore, death was too close" - Leon Cohen "We were dehumanized, we were robots" - Ya'akov Silberberg "One day in the crematorium felt like a year. " Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Poland - Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945 - Atrocities - Poland. World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Jewish. Sonderkommandos - Interviews. Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Light wear to covers, otherwise fine. Very good + condition. (HOLO2-92-26)
(FT) Hardcover, 8vo, 179 pages, in Yiddish, with dedication from author, fiction. OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide. Edgewear, covers have some stains, last two pages separated, overall very good condition. (HOLO2-89-88)
Original Wrappers. 8vo. 10 pages. 25 cm. First Edition. Reprinted from World Affairs, Vol. 103, No. 1, pp. 25-34. March, 1940. An essay describing the history of the Ukrainian independence movement, and the importance of the establishment of an independent Ukraine during the beginning of World War II. Granovsky, the president of the US based Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine, was closely tied to the Ukrainian struggle for independence and the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. Subjects: Ukraine -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements. Ukraine -- International status. OCLC lists 7 copies worldwide. (Stanford, Yale, Univ. Of Illinois, Indiana Univ. , Harvard, Univ. Of Minnisota, Univ. Of Toronto. ) Light age toning and shelf wear. Previous ownerâs name. Very good + condition. (UKR-1-22) xx
8vo. Xxviii, 195 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Germany - foreign relations - Poland; Poland - foreign relations - Germany; Great Britain - foreign relations - Germany; Germany - foreign relations - great Britain; World War, 1939-1945 - causes - Europe. Covers darkened and a little edge-worn, pages a little tan, good condition. (Holo2-12-14)
8vo. Xxviii, 195 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Germany - foreign relations - Poland; Poland - foreign relations - Germany; Great Britain - foreign relations - Germany; Germany - foreign relations - great Britain; World War, 1939-1945 - causes - Europe. Covers darkened and a little edge-worn, pages a little tan, good condition. (Holo2-12-14)
Illustrated wraps. 8vo. 411 pages. 21 cm. First edition. In Norwegian. A Refugee Community Emerges: Norwegians in Sweden 1940-1945. History of the official and temporary organs of Norwegian state and civil power in existence in Sweden (which was neutral) during the war, with an emphasis on the Norwegian military corps in exile. Subjects: Norwegians - Sweden - History. World War, 1939-1945 - Sweden. OCLC lists 21 copies. Light soiling and wear to wraps, with scattered pencil marks throughout. Otherwise fresh. Fair condition. (HOLO2-104-3)
8vo; 17 pages; Softcover, portraits, 23 cm. Contents: Luther and the Jews : toward a judgment of history by Eric W. Gritsch -- Luther and the Jews : from the past, a present challenge by Marc H. Tanenbaum. SUBJECT (S) : Christianity and antisemitism -- History -- 16th century. Reformation. Judaism. Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 -- Views on Jews. Cover title. Good condition. (Holo2-22-5).
