Jewish responses to persecution Vol. III 1941-1942.

This volume covers the years 1941 to 1942 when Nazi genocide escalated from pogroms to mass shootings and then to gas chambers. It covers Europe as well as as well as other areas around the globe threatened by the Nazis. Carefully selected documents written by Jews - ranging from those in authourity to children in hiding - convey the suffering and incomprehension experienced. This work reveals what mass murder meant and how it was perceived by the Jewish men, women and children facing death and by Jews in a variety of situations around the globe.