Must read books about the Holocaust. “Holocaust” is the term
generally referring to the systematic extermination of Jews
along with other groups perpetrated by Nazi Germany and the Axis
powers during World War II. Other victims include religious
groups such as Freemasons, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Catholic and
Protestant clergy; the physically and mentally handicapped;
homosexuals; prisoners of war; intelligentsia and political
activists; and races that were considered inferior such as the
Roma Gypsies and Slavic people. More than eleven million people
perished, which according to estimates include around six
million Jews and two million Gentile Poles. An enormous amount
of Holocaust literature is available for those who desire to
comprehend the dimensions of the Holocaust. Some are left behind
by victims in the form of journals, letters and diaries, while
others were written by Holocaust survivors. There are also
accounts of resistance and stories of heroic rescues. The most
important goal of learning about th