Whats the best holocaust book to read and why?

Question

I've read many holocaust books but im looking to see what other good books are out there. If some people can give me a couple of names and what their about. So far ive remebered reading the diary of anne frank, doctors of mengele, twins of flame, survival of awschitz, ummm i dont remeber the rest but go ahead and surprise me with some. I'll order them on amazon like in five seconds:)

Answer 1

I also recommend just about anything by Elie Wiesel, and Schindler's List, as others have mentioned.

The Death Camp Treblinka, by Alexander Donat -- I don't know if this book is still in print. It's an account of the only(? it's been years since I've read it and I'd have to check my facts here) successful uprising by prisoners held at Treblinka. I wouldn't use the word "enjoy" to describe reading a book like this, of course, but I did read it several times.

The King of Children: The Life and Death of Janusz Korczak -- by Betty Lean Lifton and Elie Wiesel. The biography of a Korczak, a children's rights advocate in Poland before the war, and educator and pediatrician, he remained with the Jewish children under his car, traveling with them to Treblinka, rather than abandon them. Admittedly, this book is on my bookshelf and on my "to do" list -- it came to me highly recommended, and I've read other works by Lifton on other topics that I enjoyed.

The Endless Steppe, by Esther Hautzig -- I adored this book when I was a child, and although it's a children's book (targeted for "ages 10 and up) I recommend it. Hautzig wrote this autobiographical account of her life growing up exiled in Siberia, after her family was split up and removed from Poland in 1941.

And, again, anything by Elie Wiesel. You can't go wrong.

Answer 2

A really good book that is sort of interesting and tells a lot not only about the Jews, but also about the people trying to save the is The Hiding Place. There is an endless amount of topics that you could research in this book, such as: the Gestapo The people who wanted to help the Jews How the Jews survived, other than escaping the conditions of the prisons There were other prisoners, not just Jews

Answer 3

The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom.

From Amazon: The Hiding Place proves that the light of God's love can penetrate even the darkest recesses of despair, places like the Nazi extermination camp at Ravensbruck. After protecting Dutch Jews in a secret room in their home, Corrie ten Boom, her sister and father were discovered, arrested, and imprisoned. Only Corrie survived, but her faith in God remained strong-so strong that, after the war, she could forgive a former camp guard in a face-to-face meeting. More than just a spellbinding adventure, The Hiding Place is a life-changing story. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

I know she had a very strong faith, but that's not what I remember most about the book. I'm pretty sure this is the book where prisoners saved the squares of toilet paper they were given and made them into playing cards. It's the humanity I most remember.

Answer 4

The Cage by Ruth Minsky Sender
I Have Lived A Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson
In My Hands by Irene Gut Opdyke (and Jennifer Armstrong)

fiction
The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli

Answer 5

Check out:
Maus I and Maus II by Art Spiegelman
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
A Coming Evil by Vivian Vande Velde
Prank by Kathryn Lasky
Greater Than Angels by Carol Matas

Answer 6

Trilogy: Night, Dawn, and Day.
by Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust Survivor,

This is an extract. Something that I've read and cannot forget. It tugs on your heartstring like never before.

"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed.

Never shall I forget that smoke.

Never shall I forget the little faces of the children,whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky.

Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever.

Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live.

Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust.

Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself.

Never."

P/s: Elie was featured on Oprah as well.

Answer 7

Mila 18 - about the attempt by the Jewish people to save themselves.
Judgement at Nuremburg - about the Nuremburg war trials
Exodus - about the founding of the state of Israel

All of the above were made into movies.

I hope that you enjoy them.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Max and Helen By Simon Wiesenthal. It is a sad tale about the only nazi Simon Wiesenthal let go.

Answer 10

Maus is a graphic novel that i found interesting and it talks about the author's father who was a holocaust survivor