Tag: Book & Author

The Holocaust forever changed the course of history, shattering millions of lives. Yet, among its youngest victims, some found the strength to survive and rebuild against unimaginable odds. Interrupted Lives: Nine Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust brings to light the extraordinary stories of nine Jewish children who endured the unthinkable. From hiding with… Read More

Discover the extraordinary untold story of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet, in an inspiring program with historian and author Rebecca Brenner Graham. Drawing on extensive research, including thousands of letters addressed to “Dear Miss Perkins,” Graham unveils how Miss Perkins fought to save countless Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi… Read More

Fate Unknown uncovers the powerful, untold story of the International Tracing Service (ITS), the world’s largest and, for many years, most secretive archive of Holocaust-related documents. Established by the Allies at the close of World War II, the ITS has spent decades searching for missing persons, reuniting families, and aiding survivors with restitution claims. With… Read More

Against all odds, Fritz Bauer, a gay Jewish lawyer, returned to postwar Germany to demand justice for Nazi crimes in a nation desperate to forget its dark past – ensuring those responsible for the Holocaust were held accountable.  The Prosecutor, a gripping true story written by #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Jack Fairweather, uncovers the… Read More

Praised for its historical accuracy and deeply emotional exploration of family and perseverance in the face of unimaginable adversity, The Umbrella Maker’s Son is drawing comparisons to The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Goddess of Warsaw. Born in a middle-class Polish Jewish Family, seventeen-year-old Reuven, works alongside his father in their umbrella-making business – until… Read More

The secret life of Reinhold Kulle was a stunning revelation that sent shockwaves across the country. Kulle, former chief custodian at Oak Park and River Forest High School (Illinois) became a target of the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) in the summer of 1981. As OSI raced to uncover Hitler’s men in the United States,… Read More

Raised to take over the white nationalist movement in the United States, R. Derek Black has released a memoir, The Klansman’s Son, detailing a childhood manipulated by fear, their break from a community of hate, embracing anti-racism, and coming out as transgender. Raised in a world of hate and fear by a former Ku Klux… Read More

On October 7, 1944, a group of Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz obtained explosives and rebelled against their Nazi murderers. It was a desperate yet brave uprising that resulted in the death of more than 400 prisoners by day’s end, including Zalmen Gradowski, the author of The Last Consolation Vanished: The Testimony of a Sonderkommando in Auschwitz. Written… Read More

Join the Women’s Board of Illinois Holocaust Museum with Deerfield resident and New York Times bestselling author Lisa Barr as she discusses her newest book, The Goddess of Warsaw, a triumphant tale of a Jewish WWII assassin turned Hollywood star. A gripping page-turner with one of history’s most heroic uprisings as the backdrop, The Goddess… Read More

The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles during the Holocaust is based on the memoir of Dr. Josephine Jahina Mehlberg, a Jewish woman posing as a Polish aristocrat in German-occupied Poland.   With guile, cajolery, and steely persistence, the “Countess” persuaded SS officials to release thousands of Poles from Majdanek concentration camp…. Read More