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Taking the Stand: We Have More to Say: 100 Questions-900 Answers Interviews with Holocaust Survivors and Victims of Nazi Tyranny
"Nine Holocaust survivors and victims of Nazi tyranny have
""taken the stand"" to give their testimony as a legacy for future
generations. They are from five different countries and were
persecuted for reasons of ethnicity, politics/ideology, or religion.
All in all, they were interned in fifty-one camps or institutions.
The catalog of questions, unique in the world, consists of 100
questions from 61 schools and universities in 30 countries on 6
continents, as well as from the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum in Washington, D.C. What is truly innovative about this book
is that all the Holocaust survivors were asked the same questions. As
a result, a point-for-point comparison of their answers is possible.
Those whose voices are heard range from an average housewife
and an unskilled laborer to a fashion designer, from those who have
been relatively silent to active Holocaust teachers and to survivors
who have already been widely featured in the media and whose
life stories have even been the subject of Oscar-winning films.
Two of them have already passed their 100th birthdays."
""taken the stand"" to give their testimony as a legacy for future
generations. They are from five different countries and were
persecuted for reasons of ethnicity, politics/ideology, or religion.
All in all, they were interned in fifty-one camps or institutions.
The catalog of questions, unique in the world, consists of 100
questions from 61 schools and universities in 30 countries on 6
continents, as well as from the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum in Washington, D.C. What is truly innovative about this book
is that all the Holocaust survivors were asked the same questions. As
a result, a point-for-point comparison of their answers is possible.
Those whose voices are heard range from an average housewife
and an unskilled laborer to a fashion designer, from those who have
been relatively silent to active Holocaust teachers and to survivors
who have already been widely featured in the media and whose
life stories have even been the subject of Oscar-winning films.
Two of them have already passed their 100th birthdays."
368 pages, Hardcover
First published May 8, 2013
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August 9, 2016
This was a phenomenal idea, asking nine different people the same 100 questions. These victims deserve to share their stories and we're all better for knowing their stories. The only reason I couldn't give this book five stars was because I felt the book took a bit of a hit by having three Jehovah's Witnesses. While their stories were interesting, I wish Bernhard had included two at the most and added another person with another reason for persecution.
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