Presents an overview of the Holocaust, in simple text with illustrations and photographs, describing how Adolf Hitler killed an estimated six million Jews during World War II.

The Holocaust was genocide of devastating proportions, perpetrated by the German government during World War II. During this time, millions of Jews were imprisoned or killed along with gypsies, the disabled, Communists, Socialists, and others. The atrocities committed during the Holocaust were, up to that time, unfathomable, and it's difficult to read about them without being stupefied by the facts. This book examines the Holocaust using well-researched...

Color photographs, maps, and historical documents trace the events of the Holocaust, from the roots of Jewish persecution in Europe and the rise of National Socialism to the Final Solution and lasting impact of the Holocaust.

A Catholic priest gets a nine day reprieve from Dachau and a chance at permanent freedom if he can convince the local anti-Nazi bishop to capitulate to Nazi occupation.

Eleven-year-old Nico Crispi never told a lie. When the Nazi's invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading towards "the east" where they are promised jobs and safety. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy goes to the station platform every day and reassures the...

From the bestselling author of Irena's War comes a gripping novel of historical fiction based on one of the most extraordinary true stories of World War II-an uprising behind the walls of Auschwitz concentration camp. October 1944: In the long, narrow undressing rooms in Auschwitz-Birkenau, prisoner Jakub Bak toils under the scrutiny of SS guards. Like other members of the Sonderkommando, Jakub was selected on arrival for an unthinkable job: sorting...

Stealing food is the only way for 16-year-old Mira to keep her little sister, Hanna, alive in the 1943 Warsaw ghetto. Mira and her sister must fight for their lives as they spend 28 dire days fighting against those hoping to send them to the concentration camps. David Safier nos sorprende con una emocionante novela sobre el levantamiento del gueto de Varsovia protagonizada por una caris̀mtica adolescente. Varsovia 1943: Mira, una chica de 16 ąos,...