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The stories from survivors are beautifully expressed narratives of horror; tales of friends and neighbours turned to strangers and murderers, families betrayed and stolen from, and the desperation of those striving to survive in a country which became their enemy. One quote in particular stood out for me: ''I feel for Poland, she hurts me and yet I long for her''. That those displaced still feel the ache of their homeland is one of the legacies of this despicable time in our history, that those who were persecuted could still be villainised and those who were guilty lauded as heroes is the true shocking message of this book. ''The Crime and the Silence'' reminds us that hatred and tyranny is never far away, in these uncertain times it can appear closer than ever. The release of this book in English at this time of political and economic uncertainty should serve as a reminder to us all; we are all capable of persecution and being persecuted, what is important is that the memory of events like the Holocaust are kept alive and our history is not forgotten.
For those interested in learning more about the Holocaust you might try [[The Master Plan : Himmler's Scholars and the Holocaust by Heather Pringle]], an account of Heinrich Himmler and the science behind the Final Solution, or [[Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown]], a moving masterpiece about the treatment of indigenous people in the American West.
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