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Tag Archives: the holocaust

Heritage, Civilization & the Jews

Laura's Blogs Posted on November 13, 2012 by LauraNovember 13, 2012

Heritage is “the story of a small people with a large place in the destiny of mankind…There is virtually no civilization that does not have a Jewish component, just as there is no Jewish civilization that does not bear the mark of another culture.” Thus states Abba Eban in this magnificently illustrated and superbly written book, the companion volume to the PBS television series, “Heritage.” With the characteristic eloquence that has made him an international spokesman for his country and his people, Mr. Eban charts … Continue reading →

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Night by Elie Wiesel

Laura's Blogs Posted on November 13, 2012 by LauraNovember 13, 2012

Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. Night, is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel’s memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man. This new translation by his wife and most frequent translator, Marion Wiesel, corrects important details and presents … Continue reading →

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IBM and the Holocaust

Laura's Blogs Posted on November 12, 2012 by LauraNovember 13, 2012

“IBM and the Holocaust” by Edwin Black, tells the story of the involvement of this US corporation in the establishment of Hitler’s Third Reich and the destruction of European Jewry. The author of this book, Edwin Black shows how technology developed in America by Herman Hollerith-a punch card and punch card sorting system-enabled the Nazis to organize their war machine and carry through the efficient and systematic genocide of the Jews. At the time of the Nazi dictatorship, IBM had a near worldwide monopoly over … Continue reading →

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