Nina's Story: Preliminary Bibliography

• Appleman-Jurman, Alicia. "Alicia : My Story."map ; 24 cm. Toronto. New York: Bantam Books, 1988. Map on lining papers. UCSB Main Lib DS135.R93 B83 1988.
  A moving memoir of another woman from eastern Poland who survived the Holocaust roaming the Polish countryside.

• Browning, Christopher R. "Ordinary Men : Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland."ill., maps ; 22 cm. New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-218) and index. UCSB Main Lib D804.3 .B77 1992.
  A study of one battalion of men who perpetrated mass shootings in central Poland. A very clear and readable discussion of the reasons why they did what they did.

• Fink, Ida. "A Scrap of Time and Other Stories."22 cm. New York: Pantheon Books, 1987. UCSB Main Lib PG7165.I44 S513 1987.
  A collection of quite short fiction stories that highlight aspects of the Holocaust in Poland.

• Fogelman, Eva. "Conscience & Courage : Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust."25 cm. New York: Anchor Books, 1994. Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-376) and index. UCSB Main Lib D804.3 .F64 1994.
  An excellent analytical survey of the reasons why some non-Jews risked everything to help Jews.

• Irwin-Zarecka, Iwona. "Neutralizing Memory : the Jew in Contemporary Poland."24 cm. New Brunswick (U.S.A.): Transaction, 1989. Includes index. Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, San Diego. Bibliography: p. 187-202. UCSB Main Lib DS135.P6 I78 1989.
  A book about how Poles relate to the few Jews still living there today.

• Levi, Primo. "The Drowned and the Saved."23 cm. New York: Summit Books, 1988. Translation of: I Sommersi e i salvati. UCSB Main Lib D810.J4 L45313 1988.
  A collection of this wonderful author's reflections on the Holocaust. Levi, a survivor of Auschwitz, writes in a clear, engaging and penetrating style.

• Levi, Primo. "Survival in Auschwitz : the Nazi Assault on Humanity."18 cm. New York: Collier Books, 1961. "Originally appeared in English under the title If this man is a man." UCSB D805.P7L44.
  Levi's memoir of his time in Auschwitz.

• Lipstadt, Deborah E. "Beyond Belief : the American Press and the Coming of the Holocaust, 1933-1945."25 cm. New York: Free Press, 1986. Includes bibliographical references and index. UCSB Main Lib DS135.G33 L57 1986.

• Lipstadt, Deborah E. "Denying the Holocaust : the Growing Assault on Truth and Memory."25 cm. New York. Toronto. New York: Free Press. Maxwell Macmillan Canada. Maxwell Macmillan International, 1993. Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-271) and index. UCSB Main Lib D804.35 .L57 1993.
  A bit detailed, but an excellent, comprehensive book about Holocaust denial. (for teachers)

• Marrus, Michael Robert. "The Holocaust in History."maps ; 23 cm. Hanover, NH: Published for Brandeis University Press by University Press of New England, 1987. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 247-255. UCSB Main Lib D810.J4 M3832 1987.
  A very readable academic survey of the Holocaust. (for teachers)

• Polonsky, Antony. "'My Brother's Keeper?' : Recent Polish Debates on the Holocaust."22 cm. London. New York: Routledge in association with Institute for Polish-Jewish Studies, 1990. Includes bibliographical references and index. UCSB Main Lib DS135.P6 M9 1990.
  A book about how Poles today feel about the Holocaust.

• Polonsky, Antony and Norman Davies. "Jews in Eastern Poland and the USSR, 1939-46 /."xiv, 426 p. : maps ; 23 cm. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1991. Includes bibliographical references and index.
  UCLA URL DS 135 R93 G3436 1991. UCSD SSH DS135.R93 G3436 1991 (circ status).

• Polonsky, Antony, Ezra Mendelsohn, and Jerzy Tomaszewski. "Jews in Independent Poland, 1918-1939 /."xxi, 457 p. ; 24 cm. London ; Washington : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 1994.Includes bibliographical references and index
  UCD Shields DS135.P6 J454 1994 (circ status). UCI Main Lib DS135.P6 P56 v.8. UCSC McHenry DS135.P6 J496 1994. UCSD SSH DS135.P6 P56 v.8.

• Sherwin, Byron L and Byron L Sherwin. "Sparks Amidst the Ashes : the Spiritual Legacy of Polish Jewry."24 cm. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index. UCSB Main Lib BM337 .S54 1997.
  I haven't read this, but it sounds interesting.

• Wells, Leon Weliczker. "The Death Brigade = The Janowska Road."maps ; 22 cm. New York: Holocaust Library, 1978. Published in 1963 under title: The Janowska road. UCSB Main Lib DS135.R93 L898 1978.
  A memoir about the Janowska camp in Lvov, where Nina was held.

• add:

• Levi: Reawakening, about the displaced persons camp in Kattowice, where Nina registered after the war.

• Weissmann-Klein, Gerda, All but my life. Another memoir of a survivor from eastern Poland.