Check out The Holocaust by bullets : a priest's journey to uncover the truth behind the murder of 1.5 million Jews / Patrick Desbois ; with a foreword by Paul A. Shapiro. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
(AMAZON <http://www.amazon.com/Holocaust-Bullets-Priests-Journey-Uncover/dp/0230606172/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238180607&sr=8-1>http://www.amazon.com/Holocaust-Bullets-Priests-Journey-Uncover/dp/0230606172/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238180607&sr=8-1) It is a combination of narritive, and selections of interviews with Ukranians who were children and teenagers during the war and witnessed, or, in many cases were requisitioned to dig graves, pull teeth, sort clothing and other chores. It is written very simply, but it is a very powerful book. Desbois is a French, Catholic priest who has taken it upon himself to find the mass graves by talking to the bystanders. In Ukraine the murder of Jews was public. Miriam Gloger Librarian Database Maintenance and Authority Control, The New York Public Library Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018 (212) 930-0518 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
