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Night (Hardcover)
Elie Wiesel; Translated by Marion Wiesel
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A New Translation From The French By Marion Wiesel
"Night" is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and
deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a
teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion
Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal
memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author's original
intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the
enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate
dedication to ensuring that the world never forgets man's capacity
for inhumanity to man.
"""Night" offers much more than a litany of the daily terrors,
everyday perversions, and rampant sadism at Auschwitz and
Buchenwald; it also eloquently addresses many of the philosophical
as well as personal questions implicit in any serious consideration
of what the Holocaust was, what it meant, and what its legacy is
and will be.
A moving account of survival and faith from Israel Meir Lau, a
Holocaust survivor and former Chief Rabbi of Israel, with forewords
by former President of Israel Shimon Peres and the bestselling
author of Night, Elie Wiesel—both Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
 One of the youngest survivors of Buchenwald, Israel Meir
Lau was just eight years old when the camp was liberated in 1945.
Descended from a 1,000-year unbroken chain of rabbis, he grew up to
become Chief Rabbi of Israel--and like many of the great rabbis,
Lau is a master storyteller. Out of the Depths is his harrowing,
miraculous, and inspiring account of life in one of the Nazis’
deadliest concentration camps and how he managed to survive against
all possible odds. Lau, who lost most of his family in the
Holocaust, also chronicles his life after the war, including his
emigration to Mandate Palestine during a period that coincides with
the development of the State of Israel. The story continues through
the present day, with that once-lost boy of eight now a brilliant,
charismatic, and world-revered figure who has visited with three
popes, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, and countless global
leaders, including Queen Elizabeth, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama,
and Tony Blair.  Lau’s insightful reflections on his
experiences during the Holocaust and World War II make Out of the
Depths a compelling tribute to the strength and resilience of the
human spirit. Originally published in Hebrew under the title Do Not
Raise a Hand Against the Boy, this is a deeply inspiring and
powerful memoir for readers of Holocaust books such as The Daughter
of Auschwitz and Man’s Search for Meaning. Â
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Night (Book)
Elie Wiesel
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R584
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The extraordinary experiences of ordinary people-their suffering
and their unimaginable bravery-are the subject of Judy Glickman
Lauder's remarkable photographs. Beyond the Shadows responds to the
world's looking the other way as the Nazis took power and their
hate-fueled nationalism steadily turned to mass murder. In the
context of the horror of the Holocaust, it also tells the uplifting
story of how the citizens and leadership of Denmark, under
occupation and at tremendous risk to themselves, defied the Third
Reich to transport the country's Jews to safety in Sweden. Over the
past thirty years, Glickman Lauder has captured the intensity of
death camps in Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia, in dark and
expressive photographs, telling of a world turned upside down, and,
in contrast, the redemptive and uplifting story of the "Danish
exception." Including texts by Holocaust scholars Michael Berenbaum
and Judith S. Goldstein, and a previously unpublished original text
by survivor Elie Wiesel, Beyond the Shadows demonstrates
passionately what hate can lead to, and what can be done to stand
in its path. "This is photography and storytelling for our times,
about what hate leads to, and how we can stand up to it. Beyond the
Shadows is powerful and revealing, and sharply relevant to all of
us who believe in the human family." - Sir Elton John
After 1948, the 370,000 Jews of Romania who survived the Holocaust
became one of the main sources of immigration for the new state of
Israel as almost all left their homeland to settle in Palestine and
Israel. Romania's decision to allow its Jews to leave was baldly
practical: Israel paid for them, and Romania wanted influence in
the Middle East. For its part, Israel was rescuing a community
threatened by economic and cultural extinction and at the same time
strengthening itself with a massive infusion of new immigrants.
Radu Ioanid traces the secret history of the longest and most
expensive ransom arrangement in recent times, a hidden exchange
that lasted until the fall of the Communist regime. Including a
wealth of recently declassified documents from the archives of the
Romanian secret police, this updated edition follows Israel's long
and expensive ransom arrangement with Communist Romania. Ioanid
uncovers the elaborate mechanisms that made it successful for
decades, the shadowy figures responsible, and the secret channels
of communication and payment. As suspenseful as a Cold-War
thriller, his book tells the full, startling story of an
unprecedented slave trade.
After 1948, the 370,000 Jews of Romania who survived the Holocaust
became one of the main sources of immigration for the new state of
Israel as almost all left their homeland to settle in Palestine and
Israel. Romania's decision to allow its Jews to leave was baldly
practical: Israel paid for them, and Romania wanted influence in
the Middle East. For its part, Israel was rescuing a community
threatened by economic and cultural extinction and at the same time
strengthening itself with a massive infusion of new immigrants.
Radu Ioanid traces the secret history of the longest and most
expensive ransom arrangement in recent times, a hidden exchange
that lasted until the fall of the Communist regime. Including a
wealth of recently declassified documents from the archives of the
Romanian secret police, this updated edition follows Israel's long
and expensive ransom arrangement with Communist Romania. Ioanid
uncovers the elaborate mechanisms that made it successful for
decades, the shadowy figures responsible, and the secret channels
of communication and payment. As suspenseful as a Cold-War
thriller, his book tells the full, startling story of an
unprecedented slave trade.
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Night (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Elie Wiesel; Translated by Marion Wiesel
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A New Translation From The French By Marion Wiesel
"Night" is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and
deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a
teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion
Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal
memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author's original
intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the
enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate
dedication to ensuring that the world never forgets man's capacity
for inhumanity to man.
"""Night" offers much more than a litany of the daily terrors,
everyday perversions, and rampant sadism at Auschwitz and
Buchenwald; it also eloquently addresses many of the philosophical
as well as personal questions implicit in any serious consideration
of what the Holocaust was, what it meant, and what its legacy is
and will be.
Indelible Shadows investigates questions raised by films about the Holocaust. How does one make a movie that is both morally just and marketable? Film scholar Annette Insdorf provides sensitive readings of individual films and analyzes theoretical issues such as the "truth claims" of the cinematic medium. The third edition of Indelible Shadows includes five new chapters that cover recent trends, as well as rediscoveries of motion pictures made during and just after World War II. It addresses the treatment of rescuers, as in Schindler's List; the controversial use of humor, as in Life is Beautiful; the distorted image of survivors, and the growing genre of documentaries that return to the scene of the crime or rescue. The annotated filmography offers capsule summaries and information about another hundred Holocaust films from around the world, making this edition the most comprehensive and up to date discussion of films about the Holocaust, and an invaluable resource for film programmers and educators. Annette Insdorf is Director of Undergraduate Film Studies at Columbia University, and a Professor in the Graduate Film Division of the School of the Arts. She is the author of Double Lives, Second Chances: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kielowski (Hyperion, 1999) and Francois Truffaut (Cambridge, 1995). She served as a jury member at the Berlin Film Festival and the Locarno Film Festival, and is the panel moderator at the Telluride Film Festival. Insdorf co-hosts (with Roger Ebert) Cannes Film Festival coverage for BRAVo/IFC.
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was one of the most original and inspired
Jewish personalities of the twentieth century. In this incredible
volume, Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum, a devoted student of Reb
Shlomo, gathers dozens of stories about this charismatic, loving
Jewish leader. The episodes retold here by Reb Shlomo's followers
and admirers underscore his unfailing generosity, his capacity to
love unconditionally, and his desire to reconnect every Jew with
his or her heritage. As a whole, the collection reveals how many
individuals were touched by Reb Shlomo, and serves as a moving
tribute to the man many consider a tzaddik (righteous one).
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was one of the most original and inspired
Jewish personalities of the twentieth century. In this incredible
volume, Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum, a devoted student of Reb
Shlomo, gathers dozens of stories about this charismatic, loving
Jewish leader. The episodes retold here by Reb Shlomo's followers
and admirers underscore his unfailing generosity, his capacity to
love unconditionally, and his desire to reconnect every Jew with
his or her heritage. As a whole, the collection reveals how many
individuals were touched by Reb Shlomo, and serves as a moving
tribute to the man many consider a tzaddik (righteous one).
Five Biblical Portraits is a sequel to Elie Weisel's Messengers of
God; in this work Elie Wiesel illuminates Joshua, Saul, Elijah,
Jeremiah, and Jonah through sensitive readings of the scriptures as
well as the Talmudic and Hasidic sources. As a sequel to his book,
Messengers of God, this work brings ancient religious figures to
literary life and emphasizes the personal struggles within the
awesome missions of these men.
Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is an inspiring and tragic
account of an ordinary life lived in extraordinary circumstances
that has enthralled readers for generations. This Penguin Classics
edition is edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler, translated
by Susan Massotty, and includes an introduction by Elie Wiesel,
author of Night. 'June, 1942: I hope I will be able to confide
everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone,
and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.' In
Amsterdam, in the summer of 1942, the Nazis forced teenager Anne
Frank and her family into hiding. For over two years, they, another
family and a German dentist lived in a 'secret annexe', fearing
discovery. All that time, Anne kept a diary. Since its publication
in 1947, Anne Frank's diary has been read by tens of millions of
people. This Definitive Edition restores substantial material
omitted from the original edition, giving us a deeper insight into
Anne Frank's world. Her curiosity about her emerging sexuality, the
conflicts with her mother, her passion for Peter, a boy whose
family hid with hers, and her acute portraits of her fellow
prisoners reveal Anne as more human, more vulnerable and more vital
than ever. 'One of the greatest books of the twentieth century'
Guardian 'A modern classic' Julia Neuberger, The Times
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Dawn (Paperback, Pbk. ed)
Elie Wiesel; Translated by Frances Frenaye
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"The author...has built knowledge into artistic fiction."--"The New
York Times Book Review"
Elisha is a young Jewish man, a Holocaust survivor, and an Israeli
freedom fighter in British-controlled Palestine; John Dawson is the
captured English officer he will murder at dawn in retribution for
the British execution of a fellow freedom fighter. The night-long
wait for morning and death provides "Dawn," Elie Wiesel's ever more
timely novel, with its harrowingly taut, hour-by-hour narrative.
Caught between the manifold horrors of the past and the troubling
dilemmas of the present, Elisha wrestles with guilt, ghosts, and
ultimately God as he waits for the appointed hour and his act of
assassination. "Dawn" is an eloquent meditation on the compromises,
justifications, and sacrifices that human beings make when they
murder other human beings.
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Night (Paperback)
Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel
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Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was
sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
This is his account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors
he endured, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a
world that stripped him of humanity, dignity and faith. Describing
in simple terms the tragic murder of a people from a survivor's
perspective, Night is among the most personal, intimate and
poignant of all accounts of the Holocaust. A compelling
consideration of the darkest side of human nature and the enduring
power of hope, it remains one of the most important works of the
twentieth century.
Since it was first published in 1980, "From Generation to
Generation" has inspired thousands to pursue the unique challenges
and rewards of Jewish genealogy. Far more engaging than a mere
how-to reference guide, this landmark book is also part detective
story and part spiritual quest. As Arthur Kurzweil takes you along
on his own fascinating journey through his family's past, you'll
learn about the tools, techniques, and the step-by-step process of
Jewish genealogical research - including the most current
information on using the Internet and the newly accessible archives
of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. But even more, after
reading this fully updated, revised, and beloved classic, you will
undoubtedly be inspired to embark on a genealogical quest of your
own!
Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, studies four
different rebbes in eighteenth-century Eastern Europe, delving into
their lives, their work, and their impact on the Hasidic movement
and beyond. In Four Hasidic Masters and Their Struggle against
Melancholy, Jewish author, philosopher, and humanist Elie Wiesel
presents the stories of four Hasidic masters, framing their
biographies in the context of his own life, with direct attention
to their premonitions of the tragedy of the Holocaust. These four
leaders—Rebbe Pinhas of Koretz, Rebbe Barukh of Medzebozh, the
Holy Seer of Lublin, and Rebbe Naphtali of Ropshitz—are each
charismatic and important figures in Eastern European Hasidism.
Through careful study and consideration, Wiesel shows how each of
these men were human, fallible, and susceptible to anger,
melancholy, and despair. We are invited to truly understand their
work both as religious figures studying and pursuing the divine and
as humans trying their best to survive in a world rampant with pain
and suffering. This new edition of Four Hasidic Masters, originally
published in 1978, includes a new text design, cover, the original
foreword by Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., and a new introduction by
Rabbi Irving Greenberg, introducing Wiesel’s work to a new
generation of readers.
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