Dokumentenwerk ueber die Juedische Geschichte in der Zeit des Nazismus. Ehrenbuch fuer das Volk Israel. 2 Vols.
Jerusalem: Awir Jakob, 1943. First edition. Softcover. Small Quarto. 96, 96pp. Original blue, respectively green wraps with black lettering on covers, protected in modern mylar. Subtitled "The Book of Honor for the People of Israel" this is a collection of early, first person testimonies by Jews writing about their experiences and the conditions in various German concentration camps, the events unfolding in Vienna following the annexation of Austria by the Nazis and testimonies describing the horrifying situation for the Jews in other European countries either allied or occupied by the Nazis, e.g. Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and Holland. Both volumes lead off with the essay "Anti-Semitism in its Current Form," part one and two. Part one was written in January of 1942 and published first in Hebrew, part two was written in 1944 and was not previously published. It is subtitled "What contribution to the German culture was made by Judaism in the areas of language, pedagogy and poetry?" Volume one contains reprints of the Nuremberg Race Laws and subsequent decrees issues by government entities and German police. Text in German. Volume one with very light wear along edges, starting at dedication page. Block age toned. Volume two with light wear along edges, two small chips and sunned. Spine sunned, block age toned. Wrappers of volume one in good+ to very good, volume 2 in good-, both interiors in very good condition. g- to vg. Item #38969
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