Diary of a Witness, 1940-1943

by Raymond-Raoul Lambert, Richard I. Cohen (Editor), Isabel Best (Translator)

Raymond-Raoul Lambert's Diary has been among the most important untranslated records of the experience of French Jews in the Holocaust. Lambert, a leader of the Union of French Jews (UGIF), was, in the words of the historian Michael Marrus, "arguably the most important Jewish official in contact with the Vichy government and the Germans." Lambert's Diary survived the war and was published in France in 1985. It reveals Lambert's efforts to save the Jews in France, particularly the children.

Genres: Autobiography, Holocaust

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Richie]

Good as a historical source but not super breathtaking or insightful outside of correlating historical information.

Also one must bear in mind this man's status in society, so his diary entries are not at all representative of the experiences of the French Jewry.

[Kathleen McRae]

This book was a pretty dry read