A Mortuary of Books: The Rescue of Jewish Culture after the Holocaust by Elisabeth Gallas Holocaust History going back to the bible

going back to the bible and the Talmud

and radical meditation on the very real complexities of family identity goes far beyond the sentimental nonsense that often accompanies contemporary gay discourse on family

” displays Kapper’s operatic eye for detail and drama with its account of a dutiful rabbi’s daughter being swept away by a dashing young man

Carnival games are paid for in wishes

offering a fascinating portrait of a remarkable individual who remained actively engaged in international affairs throughout his life

A Mortuary of Books: The Rescue of Jewish Culture after the Holocaust by Elisabeth Gallas Holocaust History going back to the bibleThe astonishing story of the efforts of scholars and activists to rescue Jewish cultural treasures after the Holocaust. In March 1946 the American Military Government for Germany established the Offenbach Archival Depot near Frankfurt to store, identify, and restore the huge quantities of Nazi looted books, archival material, and ritual objects that Army members had found hidden in German caches. These items bore testimony to the cultural genocide