Dialogues in Holocaust Studies and the Second World War
This podcast features interviews with authors of new research, fresh monographs and recent books about the Holocaust and World War II.
Dialogues in Holocaust Studies and the Second World War
Latest Episodes
Sharon Ring, *The Innocents: The Untold True Story of My Family in the Holocaust*. New York: HarperCollins, 2026.
This represents a crucial new addition to Holocaust history, illuminating the lesser-known story of Mischlinge—an offensive term utilized by the Nazis to designate individuals of mixed Jewish and Christian descent, who were subsequently condemn...
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Dan Ben-Canaan, *Echoes of Harbin: Reflections on Space and Time of a Vanished Community in Manchuria*. London: Bloomsbury, 2024.
This monograph examines Harbin, a Chinese city established by Russians in 1898, which became a melting pot for 38 different ethnic communities for more than 60 years. Notably, the Jewish community stood as the second largest among them. This bo...
Havi Ben-Sasson Dreifuss, *The People’s Uprising and the Fall of the Warsaw Ghetto, April 1942-June 1943*. Mark Elliott Shapiro, trans. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press, 2026.
This book sheds light on the lives, decisions, and experiences of countless Jews who, although not involved in the underground armed resistance, still made significant contributions to the renowned Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This gripping and dram...
Robert S.C. Gordon, *Modern Luck: Narratives of Fortune in the Long Twentieth Century*. London: University College London Press, 2023.
Across all human cultures, beliefs, superstitions, and stories about luck are prevalent. Our fascination with luck, intertwined with happiness, danger, uncertainty, and aspiration, makes it a captivating yet elusive concept. Different cultures ...
Jacob Flaws, *Spaces of Treblinka: Retracing a Death Camp*. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2024.
This study leverages testimonies, oral histories, and recollections from Jewish, German, and Polish witnesses to construct a comprehensive representation of the Treblinka death camp during its operational years. This narrative disputes the hist...
