Holocaust and the book: Destruction and preservation
TitleThe Holocaust and the book: Destruction and preservation
Author
Call number363.310943/0001
Object number05223
Place of publicationAmherst, Massachusetts, United States
PublisherUniversity of Massachusetts Press
Year of publication
2000
Physical description310p., bibliography
MaterialBook
Series titleStudies in print culture and the history of the book
ISBN1558492534
Description
Examines the period between 1933-1945 when Nazi Germany systematically destroyed 100 million books. By burning and looting libraries and censoring "un-German" publications, the Nazis aimed to eradicate all traces of Jewish culture along with the Jewish people themselves.
