Holocaust Series - The Blaze Engulfs (Holocaust (Woodbridge, Conn.), Bk. 3.)

Victoria Sherrow

ISBN 10: 1567112021 ISBN 13: 9781567112023

Publisher: Blackbirch Press, 1997

Synopsis

This volume covers January 1939 to December 1941.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6 Up?This fine new Holocaust series is impeccably researched and well presented with a wealth of good-quality black-and-white photos from various archives. Quotes are woven into the narratives, and relevant background information appears in boxes that are interspersed throughout, yet there is nothing stilted or text-bookish in either the writing or format. Book One provides a social and economic history of the Jews, shaped and punctuated by repeated acts of persecution, actions that in modern times lead to the growth of Zionism and the Holocaust. Book Two is a description of and commentary on the increasing anti-Semitism and restrictions upon the Jews, first in Germany and then in other countries as conditions deteriorated and panic escalated throughout Europe. Book Three begins with Germany's invasion of Poland and Czechoslovakia, and ends with the forming of the Axis partners, including Russia, Japan, and Italy, whose fascist dictator had once scorned Hitler and who had good relations with Jews. Those who helped the Jews are not neglected, nor are the complex relations between Poles and Jews. The presence of little known information and quotes throughout reveal the depth of the author's research. Book Four records the full fury of the Holocaust as Germany implemented the genocide of the Jews. Book Five chronicles the last battles, resistance, rescue, and liberation. It includes a discussion of the plight of the Displaced Persons (DPs) and of U. S. President Harry Truman's efforts on their behalf. Book Six continues the story of the DP camps, homelessness, and the creation of the state of Israel. It describes the Nuremberg Trials and the fate of many Nazis after the war. The volume closes with instances of other genocides and poses the moral injunction: "To Be a Bystander Is to Share in the Guilt." Book Seven consists of chronologically arranged primary-source documents that can be used with the first six books or can stand alone. Book Eight contains a topical annotated bibliography coded by reading levels, a list of illustrated books (art and photo-essays, but not children's picture books), a topical annotated videography, listings of Web sites and CD-ROMS, and museums and resource centers. An outstanding set.?Marcia W. Posner, Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center of Nassau County, Glen Cove, NY
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review:

An authoritative, readable, comprehensive history that is especially well designed for classroom and group discussion as well as for personal reading. With a chronological account of what happened, the authors raise searching questions of why it happened and what it means for us now...The series design is clear and readable in a magazine-type, photo-essay format, with many subheads, inserts, maps, and stirring historical photographs. Everything is fully documented in chapter notes at the back -- Booklist starred review, Oct. 15, 1997

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackbirch Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1567112021
• ISBN 13: 9781567112023
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80