[ T]his book offers a useful, engaging and well-written starting point. * Journal of Modern Jewish Studies * Historian and psychoanalyst Judith Hughes examines reactions to the destruction of European Jewry through the writings of six of its victims, caught in the destructive web of the Nazis murderous anti-Jewish program. The psychoanalyst captures the characters of her distinguished authors in often surreal situations; the historian chooses moments from among the panorama of sometimes surreal incidents, places and moments in time across the European continent. This is a splendid survey by an experienced scholar, recovering the specificity and concreteness of the Holocaust. * Michael R. Marrus, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Toronto, Canada *
