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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Weiss, Ann.     Subjects     Auschwitz (Concentration camp)     Ex-concentration camp inmates     Jews -- Europe, Eastern -- Portraits.     Jews -- Europe, Eastern -- Pictorial works.     Holocaust survivors -- Biography.     Bedzin (Poland) -- Biography.     Sosnowiec (Województwo Ślaskie, Poland) -- Biography.     Dabrowa Górnicza (Poland) -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Weiss, Ann.       by title:      The last album : eye...       by call number:      940.53180922 W429L     Search the Web     Weiss, Ann.     Auschwitz (Concentration camp)     Ex-concentration camp inmates     Jews -- Europe, Eastern -- Portraits.     Jews -- Europe, Eastern -- Pictorial works.     Holocaust survivors -- Biography.     Bedzin (Poland) -- Biography.     Sosnowiec (Województwo Ślaskie, Poland) -- Biography.     Dabrowa Górnicza (Poland) -- Biography.       MARC Display

The last album : eyes from the ashes of Auschwitz-Birkenau / Ann Weiss ; introduction by James E. Young ; foreword by Leon Wieseltier ; epigraph by Elie Wiesel. by Weiss, Ann. Jewish Publication Society, 2005. Call #: 940.53180922 W429L Subjects Auschwitz (Concentration camp)   Ex-concentration camp inmates   Jews -- Europe, Eastern -- Portraits.   Jews -- Europe, Eastern -- Pictorial works.   Holocaust survivors -- Biography.   Bedzin (Poland) -- Biography.   Sosnowiec (Województwo Ślaskie, Poland) -- Biography.   Dabrowa Górnicza (Poland) -- Biography. ISBN:  9780827607842 (hc.) 0827607849 (hc.) Alternate title:  Eyes from the ashes of Auschwitz-Birkenau Edition:  2nd ed., updated and expanded. Description:  232 p. : photo., ports. ; 27 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "The Nazi order to destroy every personal photograph brought to every concentration camp was clear: Not only were the victims to be destroyed, but their memories were to be obliterated as well. Despite this, the cherished pre-war photographs of one transport to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1943 escaped destruction." "In October of 1986, more than four decades later, Ann Weiss entered a locked room at Auschwitz and came across an archive of over 2,400 photographs brought to the camp by Jewish deportees from across Europe. The photos, both candid snapshots and studied portraits, had been confiscated but, instead of being destroyed, they were hidden at great risk, and saved. In many cases, these pictures are the only remnants left of entire families." "The Last Album is a collection of over 400 of these remarkable photographs. It traces the story of how they arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau and how the author came to see them through what was essentially a fortuitous accident. In the years that followed, Weiss traveled the globe searching for the family and friends who might recognize the photos, and listened to their stories, many of which are shared here. She has succeeded in identifying hundreds of previously unknown faces, a process that continues to this day." "When people think of the Holocaust, often the first thing that comes to mind is the sadly familiar, horrific image of emaciated bodies and starving survivors. Although the photographs in this book were, indeed, found at Auschwitz-Birkenau, they are bursting with life. We see babies; parents with their children; groups of teenagers; people at work, at school, at home, on vacation - normal people leading normal lives. The photographs and reminiscences gathered here offer a rare and intensely personal view of who these individuals were and, most importantly, how they chose to remember themselves."--Jacket. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.53180922 W429L Adult books Not Available Add Copy to MyList

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