Last Letters From The Shoah

Co-published with Yad Vashem, Israel’s largest Holocaust Museum, Devora Publishing releases LAST LETTERS FROM THE SHOAH. This collection of letters, the last communications received by remaining members of the family from those who perished in the Nazi death camps, were found in a variety of sites and hoarded by friends and family members for over sixty years until they were collected at Yad Vashem. They were sent from ghettos just before their liquidations, found hidden in the cattle cars that carried their authors to their death, found in train stations, and smuggled out of the concentration camps. Some were notes found scrawled on factory walls. They were sent with only the vaguest hope that they would somehow reach their intended recipients.

These letters express a range of emotion from calling for outright revenge, to the concern for the welfare of their families, and the desire that they continue their faith and not forget what had happened. The writers also describe the atrocities they are witnessing and their disbelief at the apparent ease with which their captors are able to commit these acts. Included is a geographical index of where the letters were found and/or sent from.

Publisher:

Devora Publishing

Pages:

400

Date Published:

2004-12-01