New Lives: Survivors of the Holocaust Living in America

The book New Lives by Dorothy Rabinowitz, is a graphic yet moving book about Holocaust survivors, before, after and during World War Two. In the books seven chapters, it tells stories of many survivors and goes back and fourth between some, finishing stories after starting a new one. For example, chapter one is all about a woman, who had been an SS guard, and her war crimes trial. Through out the book you learn the stories of many witnesses that are testifying against her. The book is very long but extremely interesting. And although sad, it can change your outlook on the Holocaust. I would recommend New Lives to anyone who is interested in learning about the Holocaust but beware of younger readers; the contents are very upsetting at parts. I love learning about the Holocaust and have read many books about it but none like this. Dorothy Rabinowitz tells it word for word, how it happened to these people, it almost felt like I was there with them. Rabinowitz wrote the book to teach people what they went through and ho9w they lived after wards. Some stories were like mini-autobiographies. I thought that there was a small connection with the book Inherit the Wind because both shows how religion can change someone's live so drastically. This book was amazing and disturbing and sad all at once. If you can handle all that and are interested in the Holocaust, then you should read New Lives.