Deborah Dwork

Author of Holocaust: A History

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The American-born Deborah Dwork and the Dutch-born Robert Jan Van Pelt met in London in 1981. Dwork is an internationally renowned social historian of the Holocaust, whose classic Children With A Star gave voice to the silenced youngsters caught in the net of Nazism. She is the founding director of show more the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and Rose Professor of Holocaust History, at Clark University. Van Pelt is professor of cultural history in the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo. He acted as an expert witness to defend history against Holocaust-denier David Irving. His definitive book, The Case for Auschwitz, presents the courtroom drama of his testimony -- which served to win the case and defeat Irving show less

Includes the names: Deborah Dwork, Debórah Dwork, Debórah Dwork

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Works by Deborah Dwork

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Holocaust: A History (2002) 227 copies, 1 review

Auschwitz (1996) 204 copies

Children with a Star: Jewish Youth in Nazi Europe (1991) 117 copies

Flight from the Reich: Refugee Jews, 1933-1946 (2009) — Author — 87 copies

Voices and Views: A History of the Holocaust (2005) 56 copies

Saints and Liars: The Story of Americans Who Saved Refugees from the Nazis (2025) 16 copies, 1 review

Auschwitz and the Holocaust : with an article by Hugo Valentin (2007) 2 copies

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The Terezín Album of Mariánka Zadikow (2008) — Introduction & annotations, some editions — 14 copies

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Canonical name: Dwork, Deborah
Birthdate: 1954-04-22
Gender: female
Education: Princeton University (BA|1971)
Yale University (MPH|1978)
University College, London (PhD|1984)
Occupations: professor (Holocaust History)
Organizations: Clark University
American Historical Association
Places of residence: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Disambiguation notice: VIAF:2589818
Associated Place (for map): Connecticut, USA

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Saints and Liars: The Story of Americans Who Saved Refugees from the Nazis by Deborah Dwork

A history and stories of American relief and rescue workers during World War II. American aid workers were active in rescue efforts across Europe before the US officially joined the war. Martha and Waitstill Sharp were sent to Prague, but turned immediately to helping Jews and dissidents after the 1939 invasion by Germany. Rescue workers spirited people secretly across borders, negotiated with government representatives, like Laura Margolis, who worked with the Japanese, to get enough food show more and warm shelter for the refugees in Shanghai. Yet, they often faced a lack of support from their agencies. Saints and Liars illuminates historical events, while revealing the moral questions they encountered. The author offers us a glimpse into the lives of individuals who sought to help people find a haven from persecution. show less

Sep 11, 2025

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Holocaust: A History by Deborah Dwork