Tagged: Amsterdam Publishers
New Jewish Fiction Cursing the Darkness is a compelling tale of fracture and family, set against the backdrop of 1989 London and Berlin. The narrative delves into the profound impact of wartime trauma through...
Holocaust Heritage In this captivating memoir, the author embarks on a deeply personal journey to uncover her family’s hidden history during the Holocaust while pursuing Austrian citizenship. As Austria opens the door to reparation...
Bep Schaap-Bedak’s life during the Holocaust in Holland The story of Riwka (Bep) Schaap-Bedak follows unexpected twists and turns during the Nazi occupation of Holland and the annihilation of Dutch Jewry. Bep graduated with...
A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia Discover a powerful, untold chapter of Holocaust history and a daughter’s enduring quest to know the story that began a generation before...
Holocaust Heritage Throughout World War II, four orphaned Jewish teenagers faced critical, life-altering decisions almost daily. In awe of the miracles that led to his existence, Shaya & Feigele and Romek & Sala’s grandson...
Review of The Courtyard by Benjamin Parket, Alexa Morris What do people lose in a war? Ultimately, many lose their lives. However, the list of what else can be lost includes home, safety, security,...
New Jewish Fiction Five Amber Beads is the story of two men whose lives are woven together as they seek to discover the truth about their pasts. Charley Bernstein works in the London art...
Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II Before the start of WWII, some 93,000 Jews lived in Latvia. Almost half of them, 43,000 people, resided in Riga. Only 14,000 survived WWII. Valentīna Freimane’s memoir Farewell...
A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia Discover a powerful, untold chapter of Holocaust history and a daughter’s enduring quest to know the story that began a generation before...
Breaking my Family’s Silence surrounding the Holocaust Researching family history means stepping into the unknown; Nicola discovered that after an old passport (issued in 1935) unexpectedly fell into her life in 2004. The passport...