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Finally, an Age-Appropriate Holocaust Movie for Young Viewers

‘The Number on My Great-Grandpa’s Arm’ uses animation to elevate a documentary about a survivor and his 10-year-old great-grandson

By Marjorie Ingall · January 25, 2018

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Thomas Ligotti’s Uncanny Horror and the Future of Holocaust Fiction

With Penguin Classics’ recent republication of ‘Songs of a Dead Dreamer’ and ‘Grimscribe,’ a new look at the worst-case scenarios of the universe

By Andrew Paul · February 29, 2016

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Primo Levi’s Unlikely Suicide Haunts His Lasting Work

A monumental new edition of the Auschwitz survivor’s complete writings shows a humanist laboring in the dark

By Adam Kirsch · September 21, 2015

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Enough With the Holocaust Books for Children!

Yes, we need to teach kids about our history. But our history constitutes a lot more than one tragic event.

By Marjorie Ingall · April 15, 2015

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The Unforgivable Sin of Survival

Only now, years after he survived Auschwitz, can we hear the alienation and fury of H.G. Adler’s newly translated ‘Shoah Trilogy’

By Adam Kirsch · December 10, 2014

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Teaching Kids About the Holocaust: How Young Is Too Young?

‘Let the Celebrations Begin,’ an acclaimed and controversial Australian children’s book, raises questions about Holocaust education

By Elissa Goldstein · August 29, 2014

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Two Excellent New Picture Books Help Kids Learn About the Holocaust

‘The Whispering Town’ and ‘Hidden’ are among the best contributions in years to Holocaust literature for young children

By Marjorie Ingall · April 30, 2014

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Fatherland

The Chilean novelist Roberto Bolaño’s The Third Reich is, like much of his fiction, filled with Nazis, the ultimate evil

By Jacob Silverman · December 6, 2011

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Children’s Books

Elie Wiesel’s Night and Jerzy Kosinski’s The Painted Bird established the child’s perspective as a useful lens for confronting the Holocaust

By Adam Kirsch · October 24, 2011

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In the Toilet

There are distinct similarities between what comes out on the page and what comes out in the w.c.

By Shalom Auslander · May 6, 2010

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The Man Who Would Be King

Thirty years ago, Leslie Epstein raised hackles with his fictional take on the Lodz ghetto

By Boris Fishman · March 2, 2007

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Durban Renewal

Lynn Freed’s fiction brings to life the South African city she left behind. Plus: An audio excerpt from the short story “Foreign Student.”

By Joanna Smith Rakoff · January 23, 2006

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In the Company of Strangers

Why does Antonio Mu

By Robin Cembalest · March 11, 2004