shadow of death: the Holocaust in Lithuania
TitleThe shadow of death: the Holocaust in Lithuania
Author
Call number940.5318092/0241
Object number03671
Place of publicationLexington, Kentucky, United States
PublisherUniversity Press of Kentucky
Year of publication
1992
Physical description174p.
MaterialBook
ISBN0813117674
Description
Recounts his experiences in Lithuania when the Russians and later the Germans invaded his hometown of Kovno (Kaunas). He survived the Slobodka ghetto, many work brigades, and both Auschwitz and Dachau. Gordon has harsh words for the Jewish police and presidium (council) and also describes how many Lithuanian and Ukrainian national cooperated enthusiatically with genocidal activities.