Table of Contents

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Loading the Jewish Bookshelf2. Antisemites and the Jewish Written Word3. From Bonfires to Bookshelves4. Talmud Scholars, Hebraists, and Other Nazi Looters5. Pillage6. Resistance7. Rescue8. Restitution9. Looted Books in the New Jewish Landscape10. Jewish Cultural Reconstruction11. Where Are They Now?AfterwordNotesIndex

About the Author

Rabbi Mark Glickman has served at congregations in Ohio, Washington State, and Colorado. He is the author of Sacred Treasure-The Cairo Genizah: The Amazing Discoveries of Forgotten Jewish History in an Egyptian Synagogue Attic.

Reviews

"Glickman has produced a provocative history that preserves this important yet often overlooked aspect of the Holocaust, and readers will come away with a valuable perspective on how the written word can be abused for the sake of cultural genocide."-Kirkus * Kirkus *
"An epic story."-Washington Book Review * Washington Book Review *
"This book is a must-read for every Jewish library and every university library as well."-Philip K. Jason, Jewish Book Council -- Philip K. Jason * Jewish Book Council *
"Fascinating and eminently readable."-Rabbi Robert Orkand, jewishreform.org -- Rabbi Robert Orkand * jewishreform.org *
"Stolen Words is an epic story."-Dov Peretz Elkins, Jewish Media Review -- Dov Peretz Elkins * Jewish Media Review *
"[This is] a compelling and emotionally powerful story."-Daniel M. Bronstein, historian and contributor to The Cambridge Dictionary of Jewish History, Religion, and Culture -- Daniel M. Bronstein
"A little-known story powerfully told, Stolen Words kept me on the edge of my seat."-Aaron Lansky, president of the Yiddish Book Center and author of Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books -- Aaron Lansky