Notes from the Valley of Slaughter: A Memoir from the Ghetto of Siauliai, Lithuania

by Aharon Pick

Book Overview

Notes from the Valley of Slaughter is an eyewitness journal and diary of the Holocaust, written in the ghetto of Siauliai, Lithuania, by Dr. Aharon Pick (1872-1944). A physician, scholar, and community leader, Pick was a keen observer of the hardships of ghetto life, and his journal represents a detailed account of the tragic events he witnessed as well as a sensitive, almost poetic personal testament.

Pick's journal covers the tumultuous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253065585
• ISBN13: 9780253065582
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher