A History of the Holocaust

by Yehuda Bauer, Nili Keren

History of Anti-semitism, the Holocaust and survival!

This book reviews the history of the Jewish people and the development of anti-Semitism, describes the horrors of the Holocaust, and examines the role of Holocaust survivors in the growth of Israel.

Genres: History, Holocaust, Nonfiction, World War II, Jewish, Judaism, European History

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Yehuda Bauer (Hebrew: יהודה באואר) was a Czech-born Israeli historian and scholar of the Holocaust. He was a professor of Holocaust Studies at the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Reviews

[Kaitlyn Weirich]

“It is essential to realize that we live in an era in which Holocausts are possible, though not inevitable. The Holocaust was produced by factors that still exist in the world, factors such as deep hatreds, bureaucracies capable and willing to do the bidding of their superiors, modern technology devoid of moral directions, brutal dictatorships, and wars. If this is so, who can say which peoples could be the victims, who the perpetrators?” (pg 369)

[Jessica]

As a person who has always found the holocaust and the surrounding events fascinating and mind-boggling. This book does an excellent job of putting the holocaust into context of the cultural events that were ongoing at the time.

[Jessica]

The writing is definately college level. Very complex and detailed. I personally found it to be a bit hard of a read which actually made it more of a dread, but I did learn alot from it during the semester.

[Daniel Greear]

Read for a class on the Holocaust I took in college. This book provided a general overview with photos, charts, etc. all of which are necessary for academic study.

[Sasha]

Хорошая книга для тех, кому нужно быстро узнать (вспомнить) основные моменты.
Четко описаны главные события, есть короткая предыстория. Не очень понравилась последняя глава (про последствия Холокоста и образование Израиля), но это слишком большая тема для нескольких страниц.
Отдельное спасибо за не слишком заумный язык (не пришлось копаться в словарях).

[Annie Osborne]

A very sad tale indeed. This book covers the extent of The Holocaust and ties in all of the political and religious aspects that led to that terrible time in history.

[Rick Vickers]

You can learn a lot about Jewish History by reading this book. Full of information and facts

[Jarred Goodall]

An above-average resource, backed with much primary evidence...

[julia]

DNF since read only selected chapters for class. Read 3-4 chapters.
Will read entirely at some point.

[Kevin]

During my Senior year of college I took a religion class that covered the history of anti-semitism. I've read other Holocaust books; however, none have been as detailed and comprehensive as this text. Shortly after I took this class I visited the Holocaust museum in Washington DC. It was a Grey cold spring day in DC. Life was trying to sprout from the surrounding winter deadness but the bitter breeze and my experience in the museum seemed to almost will a somber winter day.

[Deborah]

This is a great book. It is a chronicle of the development of Jewish society in itself, interaction with Christian society, emancipation in Europe, effects of WWI leading up to WWII and the development and implementation of Nazi anti-semitic policies, and the aftermath of the holocaust.

This book covers a lot of territory, but in a very readable format. I read a library copy which obviously had been checked out many times before.

[kenneth]

Took a Holocaust class in college and this book was one of the best. A good overview and history, with some good analysis to boot. If you are at all interested in the topic I can certainly recommend this one.

[Shaila]

Very educational, Sad to know what truely happened.

[Jenifer]

Great and comprehensive history of the Holocaust with extensive footnotes; somewhat marred by verbosity, an overabundance of minor players, and editorializing.