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Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust
A vital, award-winning introduction to the Holocaust, with photos and documents from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Drawing on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's large collection of artifacts, photographs, maps, and taped oral and video histories, this book tells the story of the Holocaust and how it affected the daily lives of innocent people throughout Europe. Excerpts from 'identity cards' that are part of the Museum's exhibit focus on specific young people whose worlds were turned upside down when they became trapped under Nazi rule. Many of these young people never had the chance to grow up. One and a half million of the victims were children and teenagers--the great majority of them Jewish children but also tens of thousands of Roma (Gypsy) children, disabled children, and Polish Catholic children. Like their parents, they were singled out not for anything they had done, but simply because the Nazis considered them inferior.
Those who survived to become adults passed on the stories of relatives and friends who had been killed, with the hope that the terrible crimes of the Holocaust would never be forgotten or repeated. The powerful stories and images in this book are presented with the same hope. Only by learning about the Holocaust will we be able to tell the victims we remember.
Drawing on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's large collection of artifacts, photographs, maps, and taped oral and video histories, this book tells the story of the Holocaust and how it affected the daily lives of innocent people throughout Europe. Excerpts from 'identity cards' that are part of the Museum's exhibit focus on specific young people whose worlds were turned upside down when they became trapped under Nazi rule. Many of these young people never had the chance to grow up. One and a half million of the victims were children and teenagers--the great majority of them Jewish children but also tens of thousands of Roma (Gypsy) children, disabled children, and Polish Catholic children. Like their parents, they were singled out not for anything they had done, but simply because the Nazis considered them inferior.
Those who survived to become adults passed on the stories of relatives and friends who had been killed, with the hope that the terrible crimes of the Holocaust would never be forgotten or repeated. The powerful stories and images in this book are presented with the same hope. Only by learning about the Holocaust will we be able to tell the victims we remember.
109 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1994
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April 11, 2011
This is a fairly comprehensive, almost time-line like, look at the Holocaust for younger people. It should be noted that there are a few pictures that aren't really what one might want their children to see. Mass graves with bodies visible for example. An execution getting ready to happen for another. These pictures are commonly found in other books relating to this period though so while they aren't uncommon they can still be frightening for a preteen/teen. They're frightening for me, as an adult who has seen many such photos in my time reading and learning about the Holocaust.
Even someone well read may find a new tidbit or two about something they had read generally about before. There are plenty of pictures are actual people, Nazi's and others, photos of documents, etc.
I personally don't prefer my books formatted like this. There are little blocks throughout, mixed up, telling you a little about this person and this point, a little about that person at that point.
While it works it's just not for me. I can see how a younger person may like the formatting more than something more memoir-like. Overall it seems to be a good book on the subject for the target group and thorough.
Even someone well read may find a new tidbit or two about something they had read generally about before. There are plenty of pictures are actual people, Nazi's and others, photos of documents, etc.
I personally don't prefer my books formatted like this. There are little blocks throughout, mixed up, telling you a little about this person and this point, a little about that person at that point.
While it works it's just not for me. I can see how a younger person may like the formatting more than something more memoir-like. Overall it seems to be a good book on the subject for the target group and thorough.
March 1, 2014
After reading the Play "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett in my 8th grade literature class, we each read a non-fiction chapter of this book on the Holocaust and presented our chapter to the class. It was a wonderful chance to study text structures, text features, purpose, and nonfiction.
The book is written in article format, so each section stands alone and is easily used as a part of a whole. My class is not all reading at 8th grade level (the book is a little above 8th grade), but by just taking it article by article, it was not difficult to unravel the meaning.
Each article made Anne Frank's story just that much clearer.
The book is written in article format, so each section stands alone and is easily used as a part of a whole. My class is not all reading at 8th grade level (the book is a little above 8th grade), but by just taking it article by article, it was not difficult to unravel the meaning.
Each article made Anne Frank's story just that much clearer.
July 14, 2010
Just the cover gave me chills! This book is a wonderful history of the Holocaust. It tracks the lives and deaths of so many people who lived through the horrific time. It was done with the help of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, so the pictures are superb! I will buy a copy of this for my classroom and my home.
February 13, 2019
I've been doing a lot of reading about the Holocaust lately and this is my pick for an engaging informational book. It's written by a researcher at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., so the author definitely knows her subject. It covers all the main issues surrounding the Holocaust. It's divided into three parts:
1) Nazi Germany
Jewish Life Before
Antisemitism
Hitler Comes to Power
Nazi Terror Begins
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2)The "Final Solution"
Germans Occupy Western Europe
Ghettos in Eastern Europe
Life in the Ghetto
Mobile Killing Squads
+more
3)Rescue, Resistance, and Liberation
Rescue
Resistance Inside Germany
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Killing Center Revolts
+more
Each topic gets about a page of information. It covers everything without being overwhelming. There are lots of photographs. The worst one shows a mass grave of dead bodies with a man sitting on the edge with a Nazi official pointing a gun at his back. It's unsettling because you know what happened after the picture was taken. I struggled over whether this book is appropriate for upper elementary school students and then I realized that this age does visit the Holocaust museum and these are the photos they would see. You just need to remind the student that this was the worst case of mass murder in human history and it can be very upsetting.
1) Nazi Germany
Jewish Life Before
Antisemitism
Hitler Comes to Power
Nazi Terror Begins
+more
2)The "Final Solution"
Germans Occupy Western Europe
Ghettos in Eastern Europe
Life in the Ghetto
Mobile Killing Squads
+more
3)Rescue, Resistance, and Liberation
Rescue
Resistance Inside Germany
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Killing Center Revolts
+more
Each topic gets about a page of information. It covers everything without being overwhelming. There are lots of photographs. The worst one shows a mass grave of dead bodies with a man sitting on the edge with a Nazi official pointing a gun at his back. It's unsettling because you know what happened after the picture was taken. I struggled over whether this book is appropriate for upper elementary school students and then I realized that this age does visit the Holocaust museum and these are the photos they would see. You just need to remind the student that this was the worst case of mass murder in human history and it can be very upsetting.
December 19, 2021
After reading the Play "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett in my 8th grade literature class, we each read a non-fiction chapter of this book on the Holocaust and presented our chapter to the class. It was a wonderful chance to study text structures, text features, purpose, and nonfiction.
The book is written in article format, so each section stands alone and is easily used as a part of a whole. My class is not all reading at 8th grade level (the book is a little above 8th grade), but by just taking it article by article, it was not difficult to unravel the meaning.
Each article made Anne Frank's story just that much clearer.
Each topic gets about a page of information. It covers everything without being overwhelming. There are lots of photographs. The worst one shows a mass grave of dead bodies with a man sitting on the edge with a Nazi official pointing a gun at his back. It's unsettling because you know what happened after the picture was taken.
The book is written in article format, so each section stands alone and is easily used as a part of a whole. My class is not all reading at 8th grade level (the book is a little above 8th grade), but by just taking it article by article, it was not difficult to unravel the meaning.
Each article made Anne Frank's story just that much clearer.
Each topic gets about a page of information. It covers everything without being overwhelming. There are lots of photographs. The worst one shows a mass grave of dead bodies with a man sitting on the edge with a Nazi official pointing a gun at his back. It's unsettling because you know what happened after the picture was taken.
November 30, 2020
I don’t think I have any words for this book. It’s interesting to read, but very painful. I can’t even fathom the way people felt. The pain they felt being driven from their homes family their friends. Knowing it was only a matter of time before they were separated from their children and sentenced to death. Or sometimes even worse being humiliated treated like animals and having all their Self worth taken from them. It’s hard to imagine just more than 75 years ago our world Was treating people like this. We as a world may not be murdering people like this today. But as a world we still have hate and no matter what I say or other people say we need love we need compassion. We are not in this world forever we are only here a short time so why so much hate? I am in tears as I write this. This world has been going on like this forever and I feel like it will be like this till the end of time.
December 16, 2009
6th-highschool
Bachrach has a very informational book on the Holocaust. The book starts with life before the Holocaust and ends with after the Holocaust was over. It touches on points of Nazi terror, Nuremburg Race Laws, Hilter's Final Solution, Liberation of refugees, and Nuremburg Trials. There is alot of writing throughout the book to touch on the key points of the Holocaust. Also, there is many pictures from the people and places from the Holocaust. The end of the book had an Chronology, index, glossary, and suggestions for further reading. All of those items made the book very creditable. Readers studying the Holocaust will find thi book very useful.
History/Science
Students can pick out sections and give in depth reports on their area of the Holocaust to share with classroom
Bachrach has a very informational book on the Holocaust. The book starts with life before the Holocaust and ends with after the Holocaust was over. It touches on points of Nazi terror, Nuremburg Race Laws, Hilter's Final Solution, Liberation of refugees, and Nuremburg Trials. There is alot of writing throughout the book to touch on the key points of the Holocaust. Also, there is many pictures from the people and places from the Holocaust. The end of the book had an Chronology, index, glossary, and suggestions for further reading. All of those items made the book very creditable. Readers studying the Holocaust will find thi book very useful.
History/Science
Students can pick out sections and give in depth reports on their area of the Holocaust to share with classroom
April 28, 2015
Tell Them We Remember is a very interesting book. The author’s purpose is to inform the reader about the events of the Holocaust. One of the things he informed me about was when the Nazis sharpened the dogs’ teeth. The author was very successful communicating in his book. I usually don’t like nonfiction, but this was an amazing book. One of my favorite facts was when it showed a picture of the Jews clothes in a huge pile. It is amazing to me the sheer number of people who were affected by the Holocaust. I thought this book is important, because it informs you about the Holocaust, and encourages us to remember the victims. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone.
March 2, 2009
This book should be mandatory reading for everyone, regardless of age. The book follows children as the Holocaust starts and finishes. Filled with gripping photographs, the reader can't help but feel heartbroken as you know the outcomes of so many of the youngsters in the book. Not a gory book, but it does tell the truth in just enough truth that readers will understand the evil that man did to man. A great read that every library should have in their collection.
June 17, 2011
Tell them we remember is one of the best books to teach about the holocaust. Every single thing in that book is really interesting and helpful because it gives all the detail about what really happened in the holocaust, from Hitler’s rise to power, to the Jewish life before and after the holocaust. This is a book I would recommend to everyone who is trying to find out more information on the holocaust. It’s a book that will give you all the answers u need.
December 8, 2008
If you don't know much about the Holocaust, or even if you do, this is a good book to read! It explains in a simple way the process of the Holocaust, including it's reasons for coming about, and the terrifying results of it. Many graphic photos! It recommend it for ages 16+, depending on maturity level.
February 2, 2009
Wow.
Amazing.
Very well written.
SO good.
Just...
AMAZING!
A very good book for people that are interested in the Holocaust or people who just want to read books about the Holocaust.
There's pictures (nothing brutal), short stories from survivors, and so much more.
VERY good.
Recommended for everyone.
Amazing.
Very well written.
SO good.
Just...
AMAZING!
A very good book for people that are interested in the Holocaust or people who just want to read books about the Holocaust.
There's pictures (nothing brutal), short stories from survivors, and so much more.
VERY good.
Recommended for everyone.
November 2, 2012
Very well researched. This book is written in a way that gives the reader a clear, easy-to-understand overview of the Holocaust, as well as events leading up to it and what happened afterward. It also contains maps and geographical notes, which I found to be especially helpful. I would definitely recommend it!
January 19, 2019
Technically a young adult book, this should be a must-read for anyone who denies the Holocaust truly happened or wants to know more about this horrific time in our history. The photos are chilling and the time line gives great insight into how the whole thing got started. Some of the comparisons to things our current administration is doing are frightening beyond words.
May 20, 2019
This book serves as a thorough introduction to the events of the Holocaust. It cannot cover everything, but it is effective in establishing a chronology alongside personal experience. Various testimonies are published alongside events. Also, it includes the experiences of other prosecuted groups as well. The art and photographs used are rare finds and offer significant insight.
February 9, 2011
In a very simple and interesting way, the author explains (as best anyone can) the timeline of the Halocaust. It really helped me with the history...I encourage you 8th graders to browse it. Can be read during Independent Reading!
May 14, 2013
Stellar primary source material. It is sold as children's literature, but would be useful to any student of the Holocaust.
Not for very young children due to the subject matter; my own suggestion is age 12 or older.
Not for very young children due to the subject matter; my own suggestion is age 12 or older.
July 18, 2014
Written by a researcher at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum this book comes alive with first-person accounts of survival, along with pictures and biographies. Stories from all over Europe are chronicled, but this is written for the younger reader. A wonderful bibliography is included.
September 9, 2018
it says this is a children's book, but I think it is actually for readers of ALL ages. It really is a powerful read about the Holocaust, a MUST read I dare-say!
July 16, 2022
Very moving Book that tells the stories of the Holocaust victims as they coincide with the events that occurred.A very moving book
October 23, 2018
A classic non-fiction story about the Holocaust. Wasn't too informative, it was in my school library so.
April 13, 2023
i read this for school. i was bored. i don't recommend reading this by choice because there are so many other - better -stories you can choose that are more entertaining. It was very informational, though, I'll give it that.
December 2, 2023
Great but terrible
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October 17, 2014
This is a short book with lots of pictures, often
with the people identified in them, some with a short
item about their experience during the Nazi era. Of
course the whole story is very depressing, but it is
told well in short descriptions as the history moves
along. Although the major theme has to do with what
happened to the Jews in Europe, there's also space
given to what was also happening to politial prisoners,
Gypsies, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, physically
& mentally imaired. The persecution,slavery, and
murder are all there plainly to consider.
And the question is asked: why did the rest of the
world wait to join in the fight, when they did know
what was happening for a long time.
with the people identified in them, some with a short
item about their experience during the Nazi era. Of
course the whole story is very depressing, but it is
told well in short descriptions as the history moves
along. Although the major theme has to do with what
happened to the Jews in Europe, there's also space
given to what was also happening to politial prisoners,
Gypsies, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, physically
& mentally imaired. The persecution,slavery, and
murder are all there plainly to consider.
And the question is asked: why did the rest of the
world wait to join in the fight, when they did know
what was happening for a long time.
March 18, 2016
This book is very interesting and is perfect for someone just beginning to study Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. However I Personalty knew most of this information from past research. I will recommend this book to anyone just starting research or anyone just needing a quick review.
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June 25, 2012
Very introductory boo, but a good start. Excellent resource list.
August 19, 2012
This book is fairly short, and full of pictures... but it is all very interesting and an important piece of History that need not be repeated! Very good book...
May 30, 2013
i used it for my essay for school helped a lot
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