Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fischel, Jack. The Holocaust / Jack R. Fischel. p. cm. -- ( Greenwood Press guides to historic events of the twentieth century, ISSN 1092-177X) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-313-29879-3 (alk. paper) 1. Holocaust, Jewish ( 1939-1945) 2. World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance. I. Title. II. Series. D804.3.F58 1998 940.53'l8 -- DC21 97-29972 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1998 by Jack R. Fischel All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-29972 ISBN: 0-313-29879-3 ISSN: 1092-177X First published in 1998 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Front cover photo:A young boy in the Warsaw ghetto. Main Commission for the Investi- gation of Nazi War Crimes, courtesy of USHMM Photo Archives. Back cover photo: A street in the Warsaw ghetto. Courtesy of Yad Vashem. -iv- |