Synopses & Reviews
Fifty-five years after the end of World War II, the Holocaust continues to cast a dark shadow. For the past two decades, the Fortunoff Video Archive at Yale University has sought to preserve the human side of this inhuman era by videotaping testimonies from those who lived through the Nazi regime, a project that has led to an acclaimed documentary film and this extraordinary book.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Fifty-five years after the end of World War II, the Holocaust continues to cast a dark shadow. For the past two decades, the Fortunoff Video Archive at Yale University has sought to preserve the human side of this inhuman era by videotaping testimonies from those who lived through the Nazi regime, a project that has led to an acclaimed documentary film and this extraordinary book.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;The Wall Street Journalandlt;/iandgt; called the documentary and#8220;eloquent and unsparing,and#8221; and andlt;iandgt;Daily Varietyandlt;/iandgt; said it was and#8220;a staggeringly powerful record.and#8221; andlt;iandgt;The Washington Timesandlt;/iandgt; said that Witness and#8220;gives new meaning to the term documentary. [It is] as pure a document as I have ever seen on television.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;In andlt;iandgt;Witness: Voices from the Holocaust,andlt;/iandgt; Joshua M. Greene and Shiva Kumar weave a single and compelling narrative from the first-person accounts of twenty-seven witnesses, including camp survivors, American military personnel, a member of the Hitler Youth, a Jesuit priest, and resistance fighters. The vivid and detailed memories of these witnesses testify to the continuing impact of this human catastrophe, and their impassioned words lend immediacy to events that resonate to this day.
Review
Chaim Potok A work of extraordinary power.
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Walter Reich Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics, and Human Behavior at George Washington University; former Director, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum This is the finest compendium of Holocaust memory I know.
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Chaim PotokA work of extraordinary power.
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andlt;divandgt;Chaim Potok A work of extraordinary power.
Synopsis
A Living Testimony
Fifty-five years after the end of World War II, the Holocaust continues to cast a dark shadow. For the past two decades, the Fortunoff Video Archive at Yale University has sought to preserve the human side of this inhuman era by videotaping testimonies from those who lived through the Nazi regime, a project that has led to an acclaimed documentary film and this extraordinary book.
The Wall Street Journal called the documentary "eloquent and unsparing," and Daily Variety said it was "a staggeringly powerful record." The Washington Times said that Witness "gives new meaning to the term documentary. [It is] as pure a document as I have ever seen on television."
In Witness: Voices from the Holocaust, Joshua M. Greene and Shiva Kumar weave a single and compelling narrative from the first-person accounts of twenty-seven witnesses, including camp survivors, American military personnel, a member of the Hitler Youth, a Jesuit priest, and resistance fighters. The vivid and detailed memories of these witnesses testify to the continuing impact of this human catastrophe, and their impassioned words lend immediacy to events that resonate to this day.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-261) and index.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Joshua M. Greeneandlt;/Bandgt; produces books and films of personal narrative. His award-winning films have aired on PBS, HBO, the Disney Channel, and stations in twenty countries. He lives in Old Westbury, New York.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Forewordandlt;/Iandgt; by Lawrence L. Langerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Editor's Introductionandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Editor's Noteandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;1 "A Way of Life": Europe, 1930s andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Golly D.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Frank S.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Abraham P.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;2 "I Grew Up Overnight": The Outbreak of War andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Father John S.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Joseph W.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;3 "A Whole Town Cried": Ghettosandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Joseph K.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Rabbi Baruch G.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Renand#233;e G.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Renand#233;e H.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;4 "A Ladder Made of Rope": Escape, Hiding, and Resistance andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Celia K.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Jay M.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;5 "Very Little Windows": Deportation and Arrivalandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bessie K.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Edith P.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Arnold C.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;6 "What My Eyes Have Seen": The Campsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chaim E.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hanna F.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Clara L.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Martin S.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Helen K.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Walter S.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Herbert J.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;7 "Too Good a Fate": Death March andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Werner R.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Christa M.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;8 "Lost, Without Words": Liberationandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Colonel Edmund M.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;9 "It Started with Dreams": Aftermathandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Perla K.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Jacob K.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Robert S.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;About the Yale Archiveandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Video Referencesandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;For Further Readingandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Indexandlt;/Iandgt;