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Diary of Samuel Golfard and the Holocaust in Galicia
This in-depth study of a Jewish man's diary from Nazi-occupied Poland provides an unfiltered view of the struggles of Samuel Golfard, who tried to make sense of and resist the Holocaust that ultimately destroyed him. The diary is complemented by an array of wartime and postwar photographs, newspaper articles, documents, and testimonies that create a fuller picture of Jewish resistance and the perpetration of mass murder in eastern Galicia.
Book Details
- Publisher: Altamira Press
- Publish Date: Sep 8th, 2015
- Pages: 208
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.97in - 6.10in - 0.33in - 0.66lb
- EAN: 9780759120792
- Categories: • Historical• Modern - 20th Century - Holocaust• Europe - General
About the Author
Wendy Lower is John K. Roth Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College. She is the author of Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields, a National Book Award finalist.
Praise for this book
This volume combines a powerfully emotional personal narrative with concise and cohesive historical analysis in a way that other source-based books do not. Moreover, it is of great use to both scholars and students. While specialists and historians will surely find Golfard's testimony textually rich, multi-dimensional, and challenging, the educational value of this volume is substantial. The book is short enough for students to digest easily, and perhaps more important, the historical background and editorial comments make the text a stand-alone work containing all one needs to truly engage with Samuel Golfard's diary. Lower has produced an accessible yet historically complex commentary on a very special testimony--one that scholars and educators alike will certainly want on their shelves.
Golfard's diary is remarkable. It is searing, moving, emotional, yet also analytically sophisticated. The published diary will make a substantial contribution to several fields of study, including the history of Jewish responses during the Shoah, the perpetration of genocide, and Holocaust literature. Lower has done a beautiful job of framing the diary entries so that the reader gains a broader perspective of the unfolding history. This book is a most welcome contribution to the existing body of published source materials, illuminating a lesser-known dimension of the Holocaust that is at the forefront of recent research being conducted in the field.
It is a miracle that this diary survived and has now become an invaluable source on the Holocaust in a small town in western Ukraine. It provides a glimpse into the state of mind of those destined for annihilation on the very eve of their destruction. The diarist is insightful and thoughtful. The introduction and commentary provided by Wendy Lower are nuanced and intelligent. One will learn a lot about the Holocaust from reading this book.