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Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away. Hardcover – May 7, 2019

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This book tells a story to shake the conscience of the world.

It is the catalogue of the first-ever traveling exhibition about the Auschwitz concentration camp, where 1.1 million people―mostly Jews, but also non-Jewish Poles, Roma, and others―lost their lives.
 
More than 280 objects and images from the exhibition are illustrated herein. Drawn from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and other collections around the world, they range from the intimate (such as victims’ family snapshots and personal belongings) to the immense (an actual surviving barrack from the Auschwitz III–Monowitz satellite camp); all are eloquent in their testimony.
 
An authoritative yet accessible text weaves the stories behind these artifacts into an encompassing history of Auschwitz―from a Polish town at the crossroads of Europe, to the dark center of the Holocaust, to a powerful site of remembrance.
 
Auschwitz: Not long ago. Not far away. is an essential volume for everyone who is interested in history and its lessons.
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    240 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Abbeville Press
  4. Publication date
    May 7, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    9.4 x 1.1 x 11.3 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0789213311
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0789213310
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". . . Historian van Pelt (Auschwitz: 1270 to the Present) offers not only a catalog of the exhibit but an authoritative history of the transformation of the small Polish village named after the Aramaic word for guests to a Nazi death camp where 1.1 million people were killed. . . Whether readers have visited the Auschwitz museum or are experiencing it here for the first time, this comprehensive yet accessible work presents a sobering history. Highly recommended for both public and academic libraries."
― Library Journal, Starred Review

"In this haunting work, historians Van Pelt, Ferreiro, and Greenbaum present a powerful companion to the eponymous international exhibition. . . This informative and disturbing photographic history serves as an immensely moving reminder of the atrocities of Auschwitz."
― Publishers Weekly

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"In this haunting work, historians Van Pelt, Ferreiro, and Greenbaum present a powerful companion to the eponymous international exhibition. The exhibition―and the book―focuses on “the traces of genocide, the remnants of a murdered people, and the material evidence of crimes against humanity.” Jews, Poles, POWs, Roma, and homosexuals were all targets of the Nazis and collaborators, and the authors tell their stories through photographs, letters, drawings, anti-Semitic propaganda posters, and artifacts (the socks of an eight-year-old girl that muffled the sound of her walking while she hid in Poland). All the images converge to depict the horrific and revolting way in which Auschwitz was designed not just to murder, but to destroy and dehumanize the spirit of its victims: there’s a photo of the courtyard of Block 11, where many prisoners were executed naked by firing squad, and another of a young Jewish woman wailing as she was rounded up in Berlin. The authors include prisoner stories that illustrate the many acts of bravery and rebellion, including that of Witold Pilecki, a second lieutenant in the Polish cavalry, who led a resistance movement while imprisoned. This informative and disturbing photographic history serves as an immensely moving reminder of the atrocities of Auschwitz." ―Publishers Weekly

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Abbeville Press (May 7, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0789213311
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0789213310
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.45 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.4 x 1.1 x 11.3 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 184 ratings

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What’s Eve
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2023
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This was a gift for my mom and she has loved it! It was perfect!
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A voracious reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Very sobering
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2019
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I've visited Auschwitz twice (in 1982 & 2015) and this book is really superb. The photos (both recent and from the years of terror at the camp), the reproduced artwork, and the very extensive & very informative written material; all of it is beautifully put together and gives a very thorough portrayal of what transpired.

For those of you who live in metro NYC or who will be visiting during the next eight months: the exhibit upon which this book is based will open tomorrow at the Museum of Jewish Heritage and it will continue through January 3. Note that tickets must be purchased in advance.
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A.-NJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2019
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The exhibit was comprehensive and the book is a synopsis nicely done /
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Staats
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2020
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My nephew loved it
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P. Blevins
5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and emotional
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2021
Auschwitz: Not Long Ago: Not Far Away is edited by Robert Jan Van Pelt with Luis Ferreiro and Miriam Greenbaum. This is the book that accompanies the exhibition by the same name. The exhibition I saw was at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. It was on it tour around the United States. The exhibition will eventually be housed in the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. The exhibition centers on Auschwitz, the largest and most prolific extermination center built and operated by the Nazis during World War II. In this horrible place, 1.1 million people- mostly Jews; but, also non-Jewish Poles, Romas, Homosexuals, Prisoners of War, political dissidents and others met their untimely deaths in the gas chambers and crematorias. Many were worked and starved to death or suffered diseases or were beaten or shot to death. The elderly and the young and any discerned to be unfit to work were killed upon entry into the camp. Only the strong and hardy young adults were generally accepted into the camp. Only the Czechs, Romas, and Hungarians were taken into camps and housed as families; all others were separated.
The exhibition and the book are both very well done and sensitive to the subject. Both are highly recommended.
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Michigan Reviewer
5.0 out of 5 stars Lessons to never forget
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2019
Library book. No purchase. Fantastic book. Especially now, when some Americans are wont to glorify the Nazis and their heinous world views. Right here in our own nation. And indeed, when our own President doesn't call these misguided people out for their horrendous views and actions. This is a very good book that should remind us all what can happen when otherwise good people are led astray by a highly organized group of evil doers. Great stories and examples we should all be glad have been exposed and seen for what they were. Never again. Jamas. Jamais. Nunca!
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Sam S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019
A read that should be a part of all school curriculum today. This book and learning about the Holocaust is a dichotomy for me; on the one hand I want to turn away because the stories are so horrific, on the other I believe it is vitally important to learn about this terrible time so as to keep it in our memories as we may be apt to repeat it in a different time and place. The Human condition has a short memory for events, and as we are seeing even today, deniers of this atrocity are questioning this time in history.
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Andrew
5.0 out of 5 stars Well-Done and Thought Provoking Exhibit Catalogue
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2019
Very well-done and thought provoking catalogue of an essential exhibit everyone should view at least once. If you have already seen the exhibit, this volume is a reminder to never forget. If you are unable to view the exhibit in-person, the chapters in this work will give you a good overview of the essential points
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Dominic N.
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolut toll und historisch wertvoll
Reviewed in Germany on June 21, 2023
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Ein wundervoller Bildband. Niemals darf dieses dunkelste Kapitel des 20. Jahrhunderts vergessen werden.
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Mr. B. Fraser
5.0 out of 5 stars A historic book but with distressing content!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2021
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A hardback book of very high quality, I would thoroughly recommend, though discretion required.
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Dem
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent exhibition catalogue about Auschwitz
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2020
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This is an excellent introduction to the Nazi Final Solution of the Jewish Problem" and more
specifically to Auschwitz. Consice introductory texts accompany many photographs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An essential purchase to ensure this terrible era is never forgotten
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2019
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So important that we dont forget, and this book will endure we don’t. The stories are horrific and the pictures unforgettable. A must read.
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sweetie
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2019
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Brilliant photos, brilliant text the only thing is diagrams inside cover need enlarging
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