In Their Own Words
The following are personal narratives from those who were directly impacted by Hitler's 'Final Solution' in twentieth-century Europe. These incredible selections contain sobering words from those who were persecuted by one of the most haunting genocidal actions in modern history. 
 
 
The secret Holocaust diaries : the untold story of Nonna Bannister
by Nonna Bannister

The author documents her experiences during World War II through a secret diary she kept during her time in a concentration camp and the years following the war
The pianist : the extraordinary true story of one man's survival in Warsaw, 1939-45
by Władysław Szpilman

A long-suppressed and moving true testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of music recounts the World War II experiences of a professional Warsaw pianist who, though losing his family, survives the Holocaust in hiding. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
Renia's diary
by Renia Spiegel

A first English-language translation of teen holocaust victim Renia Spiegel’s secret journal chronicles her witness to the Nazi invasion of Poland, her Jewish family’s forced relocation to the Przemsyl ghetto and her attempt to go into hiding. Illustrations.
Survival in Auschwitz : the Nazi assault on humanity
by Primo Levi

The author describes his twenty month ordeal in the Nazi death camp
Light one candle : a survivor's tale from Lithuania to Jerusalem
by Solly Ganor

The author recounts his experiences in Nazi-occupied Lithuania, and describes his rescue from Dachau at the end of the war
I will bear witness : the diaries of Victor Klemperer
by Victor Klemperer

Providing a vivid portrait of the everyday horrors of Nazi Germany, the secret journals of the acclaimed German-Jewish historian offer a definitive account of the rise of Nazism, the current events of the era, the progess of the war, Hitler, and the nightmare of his Jewish life during World War II. 50,000 first printing. First serial, The New Yorker.
After long silence : a memoir
by Helen Fremont

In a vivid, searching memoir, the author, raised as a Roman Catholic in America, tells how she discovered that her parents were Jews who had survived the Holocaust and explores the elaborate deceptions her parents concocted to preserve her and her sister. Tour.
Anne Frank's diary : the graphic adaptation
by David Polonsky

Authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation in Basel, a first graphic adaptation of the young holocaust diarist's poignant story includes extensive quotations from the definitive edition and faithfully conveys the immediacy and spirit of Frank's experiences in hiding.
999 : the extraordinary young women of the first official Jewish transport to Auschwitz
by Heather Dune Macadam

"The acclaimed internationally best-selling author of ""Rena's Promise"" reveals the poignant stories of the 999 women on the first official transport to Auschwitz, drawing on extensive interviews with survivors, and consulting with historians, witnesses and relatives of those first deportees."
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