shadow of death: the Holocaust in Lithuania
TitreThe shadow of death: the Holocaust in Lithuania
Auteur
Call number940.5318092/0241
N° d'objet03671
Lieu de publicationLexington, Kentucky, United States
EditeurUniversity Press of Kentucky
Année de publication
1992
Pagination174p.
MatérielLivre
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.