An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
292: The Shadow of the Holocaust
January 05, 2023
Description
Books Referenced
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
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'
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'