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だけで、数百万人もの命が奪われた、人類史上最も非人道的な出来事で
あるホロコーストについてまとめた英語読本です。
本書の最初のページには、編集者のJane O'Connor氏と、ホロコースト
に関する教育研究をなさっているIlyse Shainbrown氏のコメントが挿入
されています。そこには、この本を出版するべきか長い間考え、その時代
を経験された方も少なくなってきている中で、後世に繋げるのは書籍しか
ないとの思いで出版に至ったことが書かれています。
書かれている内容としては、第一次大戦のドイツ軍の敗戦、ヒトラーの
誕生と権力の集中、第二次大戦の開戦を決定づけたポーランドへの侵攻、
そして次第に残虐さを増すユダヤ人への迫害と殺害…。もう、文として
表現するのも憚れるような内容です。
読んでいて、ただただ気持ちが悪くて、腹立たしくて、悔しくて…。
しかし、最後にはシンドラー氏に代表されるナチス軍に反旗を翻す姿に
勇気をもらったり…。
ここに書かれていることは事実です。後世に生きる私たちは、人間が犯して
しまったこの大罪を心に留めておかなければならないと強く感じました。
そして、私たちの中には今でも、このような事件を起こす可能性が、悔しい
けれども、ゼロではないという慎重さを常に持ち、絶対に起こしてはならない
という強い民主的な意識を持っていたいと感じました。
とにかくメッセージ性のある本です。一人ひとりがより良い世界を考え、議論
し、行動する契機にもなる本だと思います。
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What Was the Holocaust? (What Was?) (English Edition) Kindle版
A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust.
The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps—six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution. She presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a readable, well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible times in history.
This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty carefully chosen illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs suitable for young readers.
The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps—six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution. She presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a readable, well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible times in history.
This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty carefully chosen illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs suitable for young readers.
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What Was the Holocaust?
May 1945: Volary, a small town in what is now the Czech Republic
Gerda Weissmann stood outside an old bicycle factory. She weighed sixty-five pounds. Her hair was white, although she was not even twenty-one.
Inside the empty building, dozens of women lay on straw. Most were sick. Many were dying. Like Gerda, they were all Jewish. For many years they had suffered under the rule of Nazi Germany.
For Gerda, the horror had begun six years earlier.
It was late summer. She was fifteen years old. And she had just come home from vacation. On September 1, 1939, the weather was glorious, the sky a bright blue. Suddenly, German airplanes blocked the sun. They roared over Gerda’s home in Bielsko, Poland. Tanks rolled down the streets. The German army was invading Poland.
It was the start of World War II, which lasted in Europe until May of 1945.
Many local people waved Nazi flags. They cheered for their new leader, Adolf Hitler. They were glad Hitler had taken over Poland. Hitler hoped to take over all of Europe.
The Jews of Bielsko were not happy at all. They knew of the Nazis’ hatred for Jews.
Gerda and her family were told to leave their home so local German-Poles could move in. Gerda’s garden was fenced off with a sign that read: “No dogs or Jews allowed.” They lived in a basement, with no water or electricity.
After a while, all Jews in Bielsko were rounded up. Trucks took them to different prison camps. Gerda was separated from her mother. She never saw her again. She never saw anybody else in her family again, either. Through the rest of the war, Gerda was moved from one concentration camp to another. She labored in Nazi-run factories. She hauled coal onto trains. By 1945, she was half-dead.
And yet Gerda was one of the more fortunate ones. She survived.
Six million Jews did not. They were killed by the Nazis in concentration camps. About six million other victims were also led to their deaths: gay people, the Roma, disabled people, and people from certain religious and political groups.
That day in 1945 at the factory, Gerda saw a car approach. Two men—United States soldiers—jumped out. One came over. He was big and strong. To Gerda, he looked like a god.
“Does anybody here speak German or English?” he asked in German.
“I speak German,” Gerda answered. Then she added, “We are Jewish, you know.”
“So am I,” the man said. His name was Kurt Klein. “May I see the other ladies?” he added. Then the man held the door for Gerda to go inside the factory. It was a simple, polite thing to do. But it made her feel human again.
One year later, Gerda and Kurt Klein were married.
Gerda Weissmann’s wartime story ended on a note of hope. That was rare for the millions who suffered during the Holocaust.
The word holocaust—rooted in Greek—means a “sacrifice by fire.” But it also means any great destruction and loss of life.
From 1939 to 1945, all across Europe, Jews and people from other groups were murdered simply because of who they were.
How did this happen?
Chapter 1: Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism is the hatred of Jews. It goes back thousands of years to ancient Rome.
When Christianity took hold in the world, anti-Jewish feeling spread. There were false, awful stories that Jews had killed Jesus. They were blamed for causing disease and for bad crops. Sometimes this led to violent attacks against Jews. Sometimes anti-Jewish laws were passed: In certain parts of Europe, Jews couldn’t own land. They could not be citizens.
In more modern times, around the 1800s, countries in Europe developed fairer laws. Life opened up for Jewish people. They had more freedom. Some Jews kept their old customs. Some did not. More and more, Jews considered themselves German . . . or Austrian . . . or French . . . before they thought of themselves as Jewish.
Then, in 1914, the kaiser (emperor) of Germany started a world war in Europe. It raged on until 1918 with Germany’s surrender. A treaty was signed with very harsh terms for Germany. The kaiser was gone. Germany lost land. It had to disband its army. For starting the war, it had to pay billions of dollars to the countries that Germany had fought against. But Germany didn’t have any money.
As in the past, much of the blame for Germany’s woes fell on the Jews. In 1919, Germany tried to set up a democracy. The group of elected representatives was called the Reichstag. A president was elected, too. The president, in turn, chose a chancellor. The chancellor held a lot of power. But he still had to answer to the president and the Reichstag.
This new government was supposed to offer a better future for Germany. But it faced big challenges. For example, how would Germany pay all the money it owed? The government thought the answer was to print money. More and more money.
Soon there were so many German dollars—marks—they became almost worthless. Prices went up day by day, hour by hour. One man bought a cup of coffee for 5,000 marks, already a very high price. When he ordered a second cup, the price had shot up to 9,000 marks! People carried cash around in wheelbarrows.
By 1929, millions of Germans were out of work. Most had their savings wiped out. Many wanted change, a new direction for the country.
But who could lead the country to a new and better future?
Germans turned to the worst person possible—Adolf Hitler.
May 1945: Volary, a small town in what is now the Czech Republic
Gerda Weissmann stood outside an old bicycle factory. She weighed sixty-five pounds. Her hair was white, although she was not even twenty-one.
Inside the empty building, dozens of women lay on straw. Most were sick. Many were dying. Like Gerda, they were all Jewish. For many years they had suffered under the rule of Nazi Germany.
For Gerda, the horror had begun six years earlier.
It was late summer. She was fifteen years old. And she had just come home from vacation. On September 1, 1939, the weather was glorious, the sky a bright blue. Suddenly, German airplanes blocked the sun. They roared over Gerda’s home in Bielsko, Poland. Tanks rolled down the streets. The German army was invading Poland.
It was the start of World War II, which lasted in Europe until May of 1945.
Many local people waved Nazi flags. They cheered for their new leader, Adolf Hitler. They were glad Hitler had taken over Poland. Hitler hoped to take over all of Europe.
The Jews of Bielsko were not happy at all. They knew of the Nazis’ hatred for Jews.
Gerda and her family were told to leave their home so local German-Poles could move in. Gerda’s garden was fenced off with a sign that read: “No dogs or Jews allowed.” They lived in a basement, with no water or electricity.
After a while, all Jews in Bielsko were rounded up. Trucks took them to different prison camps. Gerda was separated from her mother. She never saw her again. She never saw anybody else in her family again, either. Through the rest of the war, Gerda was moved from one concentration camp to another. She labored in Nazi-run factories. She hauled coal onto trains. By 1945, she was half-dead.
And yet Gerda was one of the more fortunate ones. She survived.
Six million Jews did not. They were killed by the Nazis in concentration camps. About six million other victims were also led to their deaths: gay people, the Roma, disabled people, and people from certain religious and political groups.
That day in 1945 at the factory, Gerda saw a car approach. Two men—United States soldiers—jumped out. One came over. He was big and strong. To Gerda, he looked like a god.
“Does anybody here speak German or English?” he asked in German.
“I speak German,” Gerda answered. Then she added, “We are Jewish, you know.”
“So am I,” the man said. His name was Kurt Klein. “May I see the other ladies?” he added. Then the man held the door for Gerda to go inside the factory. It was a simple, polite thing to do. But it made her feel human again.
One year later, Gerda and Kurt Klein were married.
Gerda Weissmann’s wartime story ended on a note of hope. That was rare for the millions who suffered during the Holocaust.
The word holocaust—rooted in Greek—means a “sacrifice by fire.” But it also means any great destruction and loss of life.
From 1939 to 1945, all across Europe, Jews and people from other groups were murdered simply because of who they were.
How did this happen?
Chapter 1: Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism is the hatred of Jews. It goes back thousands of years to ancient Rome.
When Christianity took hold in the world, anti-Jewish feeling spread. There were false, awful stories that Jews had killed Jesus. They were blamed for causing disease and for bad crops. Sometimes this led to violent attacks against Jews. Sometimes anti-Jewish laws were passed: In certain parts of Europe, Jews couldn’t own land. They could not be citizens.
In more modern times, around the 1800s, countries in Europe developed fairer laws. Life opened up for Jewish people. They had more freedom. Some Jews kept their old customs. Some did not. More and more, Jews considered themselves German . . . or Austrian . . . or French . . . before they thought of themselves as Jewish.
Then, in 1914, the kaiser (emperor) of Germany started a world war in Europe. It raged on until 1918 with Germany’s surrender. A treaty was signed with very harsh terms for Germany. The kaiser was gone. Germany lost land. It had to disband its army. For starting the war, it had to pay billions of dollars to the countries that Germany had fought against. But Germany didn’t have any money.
As in the past, much of the blame for Germany’s woes fell on the Jews. In 1919, Germany tried to set up a democracy. The group of elected representatives was called the Reichstag. A president was elected, too. The president, in turn, chose a chancellor. The chancellor held a lot of power. But he still had to answer to the president and the Reichstag.
This new government was supposed to offer a better future for Germany. But it faced big challenges. For example, how would Germany pay all the money it owed? The government thought the answer was to print money. More and more money.
Soon there were so many German dollars—marks—they became almost worthless. Prices went up day by day, hour by hour. One man bought a cup of coffee for 5,000 marks, already a very high price. When he ordered a second cup, the price had shot up to 9,000 marks! People carried cash around in wheelbarrows.
By 1929, millions of Germans were out of work. Most had their savings wiped out. Many wanted change, a new direction for the country.
But who could lead the country to a new and better future?
Germans turned to the worst person possible—Adolf Hitler.
著者について
Gail Herman has written several young biographies for children, including Who Was Jackie Robinson?
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- ASIN : B01M1NFQEX
- 出版社 : Penguin Workshop; Dgs版 (2018/6/19)
- 発売日 : 2018/6/19
- 言語 : 英語
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Debbie
5つ星のうち3.0
Good
2023年9月9日にインドでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Good for kids to discover more about the Holocaust well done with adequate information but heavy topic might be better for 11-12 years old and not for 8-9 years depending on the child. Nice black and white illustrations throughout with some interesting photos too.
Clienta fiel
5つ星のうち5.0
Muy bien
2023年6月16日にスペインでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Un libro muy bien escrito, explica bien el tema, debería ser de lectura obligatoria
Jamie
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Excellent Factual Read For Kids, as opined by a parent
2020年10月28日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
My daughter and I love to read together at bedtime still, and now that she is older the books she is interested in have more complex topics. This book was a natural next option after she read the Who Was Anne Frank book. This book about the Holocaust presents the facts of what happened to the Jewish people and others not in Nazi favor in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. While there was plenty left out in what many victims endured and suffered at the hands of the Nazi's, the cruel facts of the genocide are not sugar coated while being presented in a very age appropriate way. Photos that are included do not show the worst of the worst, but definitely depict the suffering and cruelty.
If I am making this sound terrible, it's because the Holocaust is terrible. The book does an excellent job of telling the story and introducing this time in our history for kids aged 9-12. Like many in the Who Was/Is series it is a great launching pad to begin learning more about an important historical time.
If I am making this sound terrible, it's because the Holocaust is terrible. The book does an excellent job of telling the story and introducing this time in our history for kids aged 9-12. Like many in the Who Was/Is series it is a great launching pad to begin learning more about an important historical time.
Catherine
5つ星のうち5.0
My son loves these books!
2021年10月31日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Cannot recommend the books from this author enough. My 9 year old son who isn’t a great reader sits and reads then and it’s written in a child friendly way and he’s learnt so much! Highly recommend buying a few of the books if your child shows an interest in something!
Laura
5つ星のうち5.0
Good book
2020年5月2日にカナダでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Perfect for a 9 year old to learn about history