Journey Into Terror: Story of the Riga Ghetto, New and Expanded Edition

by Gertrude Schneider

Book Overview

Gertrude Schneider, a noted Holocaust scholar and survivor, tells the story of German Jews sent east for extermination in 1941-1943, who were instead given a reprieve in order to fill essential jobs in Riga--the capital of Latvia. Amid constant waves of arrivals and killings, these Jews transformed their part of the Riga Ghetto into a structured community. This is the story of the creation and ultimate destruction of that Ghetto community based...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275970507
• ISBN13: 9780275970505
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"