Joanna Beata Michlic is a social and cultural historian of the Holocaust and its aftermath. Her research focuses on Jewish childhood, rescue, and the long-term impact of genocide. Michlic is author, editor, and coeditor of numerous books, including Poland’s Threatening … Continue reading From the Desk of Joanna Beata Michlic: Rethinking Rescue and Children’s Agency in the Holocaust
Reviews Bakandamiya Review in Publisher’s Weekly: “Dzukogi makes potent and capacious use of myth to distill past and present.” Return of the King Review in Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “…an immersive, behind-the-scenes account of the 1970 Ali-Quarry fight in Atlanta, politician Leroy … Continue reading News & Reviews
Reviews Lost Synagogues of Europe Review in Kirkus: “A guide to missing pieces of European Jewish history, each building lovingly described and painted to bring readers inside.” Review in Jewish Herald Voice of Houston: “The book is a portal into … Continue reading News & Reviews
Edward Armston-Sheret is a Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Studies, University of London. His new book On the Backs of Others: Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration (Nebraska, 2024) was published in December. I recently … Continue reading From the Desk of Edward Armston-Sheret: Was Shackleton Different?
Terrence C. Petty is a writer and retired journalist. He worked for the Associated Press for thirty-five years. Based in Bonn, Germany, from 1987 to 1997, he covered German and European affairs, the pro-democracy movement that toppled the Berlin Wall, … Continue reading From the Desk of Terrence C. Petty: Nazis at the Watercooler
Joanie Holzer Schirm was the founding president of Geotechnical and Environmental Consultants, Inc., in Orlando, Florida, which she directed for seventeen years. In this interview, she describes the research and personalities behind her new book based on her father’s letters, My … Continue reading An Interview with Joanie Holzer Schirm
From classrooms to genetic testing, people have a fascination with discovering their origins. Many children have a desire to know who their parents were before starting a family—yet some parents do not have the words to explain what happened in … Continue reading A Rescued Mother, a Refugee Father: New Holocaust Memoirs
Joanie Schirm is the author of Adventurers Against Their Will (PeliPress, 2013). Her book, My Dear Boy: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation, is forthcoming from Potomac Books in March 2019. This post originally appeared on the author’s blog … Continue reading From the Desk of Joanie Schirm: Why Truth Matters
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