The Last Transport is a masterpiece of scholarship. This meticulously researched and evocative book presents the full story of the Jews of Rhodes before, during, and after World War II. A vital and ground-breaking contribution to our understanding of the Holocaust and the end of Sephardi life in the Eastern Aegean. * Aron Rodrigue, Professor of Jewish Culture and History, Stanford University, USA * The Last Transport tells the harrowing story of the Nazi extermination of the Jewish population of the Greek island of Rhodes. With his customary fine-grained detail, Anthony McElligott describes Jewish life on the island, its brutal destruction in July 1944, and the fate of its victims and survivors. Moving, humane and brilliantly researched, this is a masterpiece. * Sir Richard Evans, Emeritus Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK. * A moving and rigorous study of the community that tragically constituted the final transport to Auschwitz. It introduces us to some of the individuals who were swept up in it while vividly painting the East Mediterranean world of which they were so central a part -- now irrevocably lost. * K. E. Fleming, Alexander S. Onassis Professor of Hellenic Culture and Civilization, NYU, USA * With its balance of rigorous research and poignant storytelling, The Last Transport is an essential read for anyone interested in Jewish history, Holocaust studies, or the legacy of Sephardic communities. It not only educates but also reminds readers of the fragility of cultural continuity in times of darkness. * La Djente *
