We Wept Without Tears

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Testimonies of the Jewish Sonderkommando from Auschwitz

By Gideon Greif

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We Wept Without Tears by Gideon Greif provides an in-depth historical examination of the experiences of Jewish Sonderkommando members in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Through detailed interviews and research, it sheds light on the harrowing tasks these prisoners were forced to undertake, revealing a profound and often overlooked aspect of Holocaust history. The narrative captures both the unbearable anguish and the resilience of the human spirit amidst the unfathomable horrors of the concentration camps.
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This book may appeal to you if you have an interest in deeply moving historical accounts. It provides a poignant exploration of the experiences of the Sonderkommando during the Holocaust, offering personal testimonies and insights into one of history's darkest periods. If you're drawn to works that illuminate the resilience of the human spirit amidst unimaginable adversities, this book provides a compelling and emotional narrative.

We Wept Without Tears

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The Sonderkommando of Auschwitz-Birkenau consisted primarily of Jewish prisoners forced by the Germans to facilitate the mass extermination. Though never involved in the killing itself, they were compelled to be “members of staff” of the Nazi death-factory.

We Wept Without Tears, translated for the first time into English from its original Hebrew, consists of interviews with the very few surviving men who witnessed first-hand the unparalleled horror of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Some of these men had never spoken of their experiences before.

Over a period of years, Gideon Greif interviewed intensively all Sonderkommando survivors living in Israel. They describe not only the details of the German-Nazi killing program but also the moral and human challenges they faced. The book provides direct testimony about the “Final Solution of the Jewish Problem,” but it is also a unique document on the boundless cruelty and deceit practiced by the Germans.

It documents the helplessness and powerlessness of the one-and-a-half million people, 90 percent of them Jews, who were brutally murdered in the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Copublished with The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies at the University of Miami.

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Gideon Greif's work on the Jewish prisoners forced to serve in Auschwitz unveils the harrowing inner experiences of these individuals with empathetic detail. By capturing the testimonies of some of the last survivors, Greif provides a haunting account that remains with the reader.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300211979

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Gideon Greif is a researcher at Yad VaShem, Israel, the principal institution in the world studying the history of the Holocaust. He also was visiting professor at The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies at the University of Miami.