The Diary of Gonda Redlich is an enlightening tale of life and death within Theresienstadt, the "resort" or "paradise" concentration camp of the Jewish Holocaust. Throughout the course of the diary, we see Theresienstadt from the first hand experiences of Gonda, the head of children's affairs and the transports. We learn of all of the great cultural activities of Theresienstadt, while we learn of the transports east to Auschwitz, the greatest death camp of all. The first hand experiences and writings of Gonda provide envaluable information to any serious historian of the Jewish Holocaust. Can any person read this book? Must you be a historian? No, I believe that this book can be read by anybody. It is a timeless tale of life (with the birth of Gonda's son and the activities in Theresienstadt) and death (Gonda eventually was sent to die in Auschwitz) in the final solution. It is first hand proof for the world of the horrors and sometimes joys in the Jewish Holocaust.

An exhaustive and thoroughly researched account of Jewish involvement in the slave trade, Friedman's work stands out as an important rebuttal to antisemites who claim Jewish predominance in and domination of the transatlantic slave trade. ND

The author is entirely misguided throughout the entire book, and is obviously missinformed or is a communist. He insists that Nationalism, (which, quite frankly is needed in my mother's country), is akin to Nazism and furthermore is anti-Ukrainian. This book destroys the reputation of a Ukrainian Hero and Nationalist. Please do not buy this book.

Attacking Ukrainian nationalists, and all Ukrainians who professed their love of the Ukrainian language and culture has been one of the top priorities of the Soviet regime and its supporters. Nationalism does not mean nazism, but the author is intent on "proving" that it does. 99 per cent of Petlura's political agenda had to do with Ukrainian independence, not with anti-semitism. The perception created by the Soviet Union is that all he ever did was murder innocent Jews. It is that perception that the author wants to believe. The reprisals which did occur were directed against Soviet-collaborators, responsible for the murder of many innocent Ukrainians. The fact is, that often, such collaborators were Jewish.The assassin of Petlura was a Soviet agent. There were many other assassinations carried out on behalf of the Soviet Union. The attempted assassination of the Polish Pope was another Soviet job.Mr.Friedman is the one who is misinformed and misguided.

The prior reviewer is obviously misinformed and possibly ignorant on this subject. In no way can Simon Putlura be considered a hero in any form. Nor can you say that Dr Friedman is anything but a thorough and professional researcher. I suggest that rather than relying on the previous reviewer, you read the book for yourself and form your own opinions after reading about the atrocities committed on his order.