The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis
Brand: ForeEdge
Categories: Books, Literature & Fiction, History & Criticism



Dimensions: 6.25 x 1.2 x 9.25 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1512603309
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1512603309
Publisher: ForeEdge
Print length: 312 pages
Publication date: September 4, 2018
subtitle: Paperback – September 4, 2018
author: David E. Fishman
review: Editorial Reviews Review "[A] fascinating new study."-- "Forward" "[A] gripping narrative. . . . Fishman narrates his story with verve and considerable literary skill, practising narrative history in the literal sense."-- "Times Literary Supplement (UK)" "[A] work that is scholarly and intimate, descriptive and personal. . . . First-rate scholarship that pulses with the beat of a most human heart."-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)" "Masterful prose. What a pleasure it is to have a good read, a first-rate history, and a new perspective on Jewish cultural resistance all wrapped up in one fascinating book."-- "Jewish Book World" Review “Riveting and often heart-pounding. . . . [Fishman] writes with a historian’s precision, but also with an eye for character and detail that rises to the level of literature. . . . Essential reading for anyone who cares about books, Jewish history, and the capacity of individuals to defy mighty regimes to keep civilization alive.” (Aaron Lansky, author of Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books) “An inspiring portrait of ghetto inmates’ courage and fidelity in response to the Nazi regime’s plundering of Jewish culture in occupied Vilna.” (Peter Hayes, author of the bestselling Why?: Explaining the Holocaust) “As a Hungarian Jew I thought I knew a lot about the ghettos of Eastern Europe under the Nazis. David Fishman proved me wrong. His book brings fascinating new material to light. . . . It is a deeply researched work of a great scholar and a gripping, essential, and compelling read.” (Rafi Rohrig, lead actor of Son of Saul (Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language film, 2015)) “A fascinating addition to the literature of the cultural devastation of World War II and its aftermath that illuminates the little-known saga of the courageous efforts to save the precious libraries, manuscripts, and archives of the Jews of Eastern Europe.” (Lynn Nicholas, author of The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe’s Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War) “We often forget that the Third Reich destroyed, in addition to a significant segment of the Jewish people, a treasure trove of Jewish cultural artifacts. The Book Smugglers tells the improbable story of the rescue of a portion of that trove—not once but twice.” (Deborah Lipstadt, author of History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier) About the Author David E. Fishman is professor of Jewish history and director of Project Judaica at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. Mark Kupovetsky is executive director of the Center for Biblical and Jewish Studies at the Russian State University for the Humanities. Vladimir Kuzelenkov is director of the Russian State Military Archive. Read more