{"product_id":"inside-the-gas-chambers-eight-months-in-the-sonderkommando-of-auschwitz-hardcover","title":"Inside the Gas Chambers: Eight Months in the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShlomo Venezia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJean Mouttapa\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a unique, eye-witness account of everyday life right at the heart of the Nazi extermination machine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlomo Venezia was born into a poor Jewish-Italian community living in Thessaloniki, Greece. At first, the occupying Italians protected his family; but when the Germans invaded, the Venezias were deported to Auschwitz. His mother and sisters disappeared on arrival, and he learned, at first with disbelief, that they had almost certainly been gassed. Given the chance to earn a little extra bread, he agreed to become a 'Sonderkommando', without realising what this entailed. He soon found himself a member of the 'special unit' responsible for removing the corpses from the gas chambers and burning their bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispassionately, he details the grim round of daily tasks, evokes the terror inspired by the man in charge of the crematoria, 'Angel of Death' Otto Moll, and recounts the attempts made by some of the prisoners to escape, including the revolt of October 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is usual to imagine that none of those who went into the gas chambers at Auschwitz ever emerged to tell their tale - but, as a member of a 'Sonderkommando', Shlomo Venezia was given this horrific privilege. He knew that, having witnessed the unspeakable, he in turn would probably be eliminated by the SS in case he ever told his tale. He survived: this is his story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a unique, eye-witness account of everyday life right at the heart of the Nazi extermination machine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShlomo Venezia was born into a poor Jewish-Italian community living in Thessaloniki, Greece. At first, the occupying Italians protected his family; but when the Germans invaded, the Venezias were deported to Auschwitz. His mother and sisters disappeared on arrival, and he learned, at first with disbelief, that they had almost certainly been gassed. Given the chance to earn a little extra bread, he agreed to become a ?Sonderkommando?, without realising what this entailed. He soon found himself a member of the ?special unit? responsible for removing the corpses from the gas chambers and burning their bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispassionately, he details the grim round of daily tasks, evokes the terror inspired by the man in charge of the crematoria, ?Angel of Death? Otto Moll, and recounts the attempts made by some of the prisoners to escape, including the revolt of October 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is usual to imagine that none of those who went into the gas chambers at Auschwitz ever emerged to tell their tale ? but, as a ?Sonderkommando?, Shlomo Venezia was given this horrific privilege. He knew that, having witnessed the unspeakable, he in turn would probably be eliminated by the SS in case he ever told his tale. He survived: this is his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShlomo Venezia \u003c\/b\u003ewas a Sonderkommando in Auschwitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468136005885,"sku":"9780745643830","price":79.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/cENCeWVJT0t2eUFlRnhRVUZBSXdiZz09.webp?v=1777285526","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/inside-the-gas-chambers-eight-months-in-the-sonderkommando-of-auschwitz-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}