- Summary
- "This is a reprint of the 2015 book Witness: Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations (ISBN: 978192758366) but with a new cover and new material added. A new chapter titled LIBERATION: A COMPLEX LEGACY has been added, along with some new stories and photos."-- Provided by publisher.
"To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of Europe from the brutal rule of Nazi Germany the International March of the Living (with the help of the USC Shoah Foundation founded by Steven Spielberg after directing Schindler's List) have released an updated version of Witness: Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations that provides a living history of the Holocaust. In this new edition each photograph of a survivor, rescuer, or WWII liberator is embedded with an invisible barcode that connects the reader to the vivid and full testimony of the individual pictured. In fact, 75 videos, many featuring Canadians, housed on the USC Shoah Foundation or March of the Living websites can be accessed with just a mobile device. In April of 2020 the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes ran a feature showing how technology allowed students today and for decades in the future, to meet the "witnesses" to the Holocaust. Originally published in 2015 to much acclaim and translated into Spanish, Hebrew, and Polish, this 2020 edition of Witness has been enriched with compelling new liberation stories, along with additional content honoring those who rescued Jews during WWII. Along with the Afterword by Steven Spielberg, this stunning book includes a Preface featuring Pope Francis and Pope John Paul II, and words from Barack Obama that remind us how important "witnesses" are to a true understanding of history and how we behave to one another today and in the future."--From publisher's website.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Rubenstein, Eli, 1959- compiler.
- Published
- Toronto, ON : Second Story Press, [2020]
©2020
- Locale
- Poland
Pologne
- Edition
- Second edition
- Other Authors/Editors
- March of the Living (Organization), compiler.
- Notes
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"Liberation75 special edition with new chapter of liberation stories."
"Based on an acclaimed exhibit of photographs launched at the United Nations"--Cover.
