Anthology of Holocaust Literature

by Jacob Glatstein (Editor), Israel Knox (Editor), Samuel Margoshes (Editor)

The Anthology of Holocaust Literature brings together in one volume virtually every aspect of the Holocaust as recorded by the people who were themselves part of that long era of darkness, either as victims or as witnesses.

In his introduction to the book, Dr. Israel Knox writes: "There are 'tales' here of cruelty, stark and somber, beyond the power of anyone's words, even a Dante's, to convey and to communicate; but there is also something of the epic of the resistance with its miracle of heroism in the face of insurmountable odds; and there are here glimpses of ordinary human kindness, which, because of the enormous surrounding wickedness, take on the aspect of holiness. there is then geographically in this anthology at least a partial delineation of all the corners of the house of woe, terror, hatred—and the determined opposition to it—which was Hitler's Europe."

This anthology is a powerful and deeply moving work, a record of grandeur in the midst of nightmarish horror, and a further effort in the ongoing attempt to make certain that the future will not forget this period of darkness in the history of mankind.

Genres: Holocaust

412 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Jacob Glatstein (Yiddish: יעקב גלאטשטיין) was a Polish-born American poet and literary critic who wrote in the Yiddish language. His name is also spelled Yankev Glatshteyn or Jacob Glatshteyn.

Reviews

[Sandy Korom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection of significant pieces of history