Bearing Witness: Stories of the Holocaust

by Hazel Rochman, Darlene Z. McCampbell

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Genres: Holocaust, Nonfiction, History, Anthologies

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1995

About the author

Hazel Rochman was born and raised in South Africa, where she worked as a journalist. She left Johannesburg for England in 1963, and the following year, the South African authorities withdrew the passports of her and her husband. She taught high school in London, and in 1972 she and her husband moved to Chicago. A graduate of the University of Chicago, she worked for eight years as a junior high school librarian and high school librarian at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. She is now an assistant editor at ALA Booklist.

Reviews

[Diana Gagliardi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Horrifying and yet so necessary to understand. "The Shawl"- one of the saddest stories I have ever read- is in this collection and kept me from finishing the book for two years. Primary sources, testimony, etc.

[Dick Harding · Rating 5 out of 5]

A variety of short stories in a very moving slim volume. It took me awhile to read.....not the kind of book to just sit and peruse but to read in sadness and wonder at how this could possibly happen.

[Rhiannon Morris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Atrocities such as these should never be forgotten.

Bearing Witness preserves this black stain in history is very poignant way

[Riley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book that contains many stories about the Holocaust. Many of these stories involve extreme loss and sadness. The book is also good, because it shows to the world what really happened during the Holocaust. It also shows that quite a few people survived to tell what happened to them. One of the interesting stories in this book was a speech given by Elie Wiesel at the declaration ceremony of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Many of these stories also taught me a lot about what I didn't know that happened during the Holocaust. My copy of the book was 135 pages.

[Mandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you like books about Jews during World War 2 this book is for you. This book is set up a little strange because it is not about any main characters. It's a bunch of little stories about people put as different chapters in the book. I liked it because it does not get boring. I would rate this book a 3 because at parts it was confusing but really interesting.

[Erica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really intense. A collection of accounts, poems and plays. I can see how one or two passages could be good sources for kids needing Holocaust stories (accounts). As a whole it's a lot for an adult to take in and I'm sure would be a lot for kids.

[Janell Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice collection.

[Sharon Peters · Rating 2 out of 5]

There were some good stories but not a great book.

[Cindee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the collection of stories told by Holocaust survivors.