Resources for Elli
To continue your study of this topic and to help with your research, use the following additional sources. Books preceded by an asterisk are recommended for middle and high school students.
Books
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The History of Jewry in HungaryBenoschofsky, Ilona, Budapest: American Jewish Distribution, 1988.Small illustrated booklet about the history of Hungarian Jewry.
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*I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up In the HolocaustBitton-Jackson, Livia, New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1997.Elli’s memoir of her experiences during the Holocaust.
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The Liberation of the Nazi Concentration Camps, 1945: Eyewitness Accounts of the LiberatorsChamberlin, Brewster and Feldman, Marcia (ed.). , Washington, D.C.: United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 1987.Testimonies and presentations from the First International Liberators Conference in 1981.
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*Sala’s Gift: My Mother’s Holocaust StoryAnn Kirschner, New York, 2006.Story of a teenage girl who survived the Holocaust with the help of an older woman in various labor camps.
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*NightWiesel, Elie, New York, 2006.Memoir about a teenage boy’s experiences during the Holocaust.
Websites
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http://www.slovak-jewish-heritage.orgOnline resources, including a history of Jews in Slovakia
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http://www.hdke.huExhibitions honoring the memory of Hungarian Jewish victims of the Holocaust
Films
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The Last Days87 minutes, 1998Chronicles the experiences of five Hungarian Holocaust survivors.
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Mengele: The Final Account60 minutes, 1998Recounts the life and atrocities committed by the Nazi “Angel of Death,” Joseph Mengele.
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Auschwitz: If You Cried You Died29 minutes, 1991Follows the journey of two Holocaust survivors’ return visit to Auschwitz.