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Nonfiction Country of Ash: A Jewish Doctor in Poland, 1939 – 1945 Edward Reicher; Magda Bogin, trans.
Essay The Walking Jewish Exhibitionists Earlier this week, Slash Coleman wrote about the first Jewish superhero in his family. His memoir, The Bohemian Love Diaries, is now available. He will be blogging… Slash Coleman August 29, 2013
Essay The French During the Holocaust and the Complications of History Earlier this week, Lauren Grodstein wrote about her strange relationship with her son’s all-American looks. Her most recent novel, The Explanation for Everything,… Lauren Grodstein August 29, 2013
Nonfiction The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain Paul Preston
Nonfiction Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death: Reflections on Memory and Imagination Otto Dov Kulka; Ralph Mandel, trans.
Nonfiction No Justice in Germany: The Breslau Diaries, 1933 – 1941 Willy Cohn; Norbert Conrads, ed; Kenneth Kronenberg, trans.
Nonfiction Nazi Germany, Canadian Responses: Confronting Antisemitism in the Shadow of War L. Ruth Klein, ed.
Interview Interview: Maryann Macdonald by Michal H. MalenMaryann Macdonald is the author of Odette’s Secrets (Bloomsbury).Michal H. Malen: Please tell us some more about the real Odette Meyers, the person on… Michal Hoschander Malen July 1, 2013
Nonfiction Useful Enemies: John Demjanjuk and America’s Open-Door Policy for Nazi War Criminals Richard Rashke