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    Arthur B. Shostak

    Pro­fes­sor Emer­i­tus of Soci­ol­o­gy, Pro­fes­sor Arthur B. Shostak is the author in 2017 of Stealth Altru­ism: For­bid­den Care as Jew­ish Resis­tance in the Holo­caust. Since his 2003 retire­ment from 43 years teach­ing soci­ol­o­gy he has spe­cial­ized in Holo­caust studies.

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    Zalmen Gradowski; Rubye Monet, trans.
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    Bev­er­ley Chalmers
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    John Carr
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    The Dress­mak­ers of Auschwitz: The True Sto­ry of the Women Who Sewed to Survive 
    Lucy Adling­ton
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    The Last Let­ter: A Father’s Strug­gle, a Daughter’s Quest, and the Long Shad­ow of the Holocaust
    Karen Baum Gordon
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    From Dark­ness to Light: Tes­ti­monies of Six Holo­caust Survivors
    Ronald J. Diller
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    My Name Is Sel­ma: The Remark­able Mem­oir of a Jew­ish Resis­tance Fight­er and Ravens­brück Survivor
    Sel­ma van de Perre

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