An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

292: The Shadow of the Holocaust

January 05, 2023

Description

In our second episode exploring the story of Rudolf Vrba, Jonathan Freedland joins Tom and Dominic again, to discuss the global reaction to the Vrba–Wetzler report: did anti-Semitism shape the...
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Books Referenced

The Escape Artist

Author: Jonathan Freedland

Context:

This is the main book being discussed in the episode - Jonathan Freedland is the guest and his book chronicles the story of Rudolf Verba and Fred Wetzler's escape from Auschwitz

Auschwitz and the Allies

Author: Martin Gilbert

Context:

Mentioned when discussing historians who sought out Rudolf Verba - 'Martin Gilbert spoke to him often for his book, Auschwitz and the Allies, and other books'

The Diary of Anne Frank

Author: Anne Frank

Context:

Mentioned when Tom suggests Jonathan Freedland's book might rank alongside 'Anne Frank's diary and Primo Levi's book as a record of what it was like to be human amid all that suffering'