The Holocaust and the Christian World

Edited by Carol Rittner, Stephen D. Smith & Irena Steinfeldt

This comprehensive volume is one of the most wide-ranging works to confront the role of Christianity during the Nazi period, and contains articles by the foremost scholars in the field.  An ideal starting point for Christians encountering the Holocaust, an essential text for students addressing the subject and a valuable reference work for seasoned scholars.

“How was it possible?  The Nazi genocide of the Jews – the people of Jesus himself, the Virgin Mary and the first Christians – took place in the heartland of Christian civilization.  To make sure nothing like it ever happens again is our plainest duty.  Prepare to be challenged and moved.”

Clifford Longley, Columnist, The Tablet and Daily Telegraph, and author

282 pp., paperback and hardback

Price: £10.00 (paperback) £15.00 (hardback)

Forgotten Places

The Holocaust and the Remnants of Destruction

Stephen D. Smith

A photographic essay about sites of former Jewish life and the Holocaust in Poland, challenging the reader to reflect on their meaning and on memory.  It pays respect to those who died and seeks to challenge the ways in which we remember their passing, two generations on.

“A poignant and invaluable reminder of what was left after the Holocaust of once-thriving communities.”

Arek Hersh, Survivor

86 pp., hardback

Price: £12.00

How Was It Humanly Possible?

A Study of Perpetrators and Bystanders during the Holocaust

Irena Steinfeldt

In association with Yad Vashem, Jerusalem

Seven teaching units contain case studies, representing actual historical events, presented through eyewitness accounts, documents, testimonies, photographs, art and literature.  The case studies have been chosen to present a variety of perpetrators and bystanders and to tell the story of the few men and women who did not accept the evil of mass murder and chose to act differently.  Sidebar questions encourage critical thought and discussion of the resources presented.  The volume is accompanied by a pedagogical guidebook and CD-ROM containing classroom activities.

“A compelling study of perpetrators and bystanders in the Holocaust, an excellent source of information on the subject.”

Dr Elisabeth Maxwell

183 pp. & 31 pp., paperback

Price: £15.00

Will Genocide Ever End?

Edited by Carol Rittner, John K. Roth and James M. Smith

In association with Paragon House, USA

Will Genocide Ever End? is a collection of short essays and comments by 30 eminent figures in genocide studies.  The contributors share plainly what they know about the causes, perpetration and prevention of genocide.  There is also a chronology of genocide in the twentieth century.  An essential introduction for students, politicians, activists and citizens alike.

“Clearly organised, focused, and authoritative, Will Genocide Ever End? will be valued by readers eager to understand the ignoble past of genocide and to consider useful approaches to combating it today.”

Frank Chalk, Co-Director, Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, Concordia University, Canada

254 pp., paperback

Price: £10.00

Wasted Lives

In association with Kigali Memorial Centre, Rwanda

This full-colour, richly illustrated booklet provides an insight into the history of genocidal violence.  Starting in 1904 with the Hereros, it examines genocidal conflict in Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia and the Balkans.  It commemorates the millions of people around the world who have died needlessly in the name of ideology, political beliefs or race.

38 pp., paperback

Price: £3.00

With accompanying film on DVD

Wasted Lives DVD

This hard-hitting 15-minute presentation examines three genocides that have taken place in the 20th century – Armenia, the Holocaust and Rwanda.  The film is intended to stimulate questions about our understanding of genocide and asks how we might learn to prevent it.  Ideal for upper secondary schools, public commemorations and informal educational events, Wasted Lives is a meaningful resource for Holocaust Memorial Day.

Price: £6.99

Special offer: book and film package Price: £8.50

Rwandan Genocide

Jenoside

Kigali Memorial Centre Guidebook

In association with Kigali Memorial Centre, Rwanda

This is a full-colour, richly illustrated guidebook presenting the material from the Kigali Memorial Centre’s exhibition on the Rwandan genocide.  The Centre was opened in 2004 to mark the tenth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide and contains three permanent exhibitions – a documentary history of the genocide, a children’s memorial and an exhibition on genocidal violence around the world.  An excellent introduction to the genocide in Rwanda.

“Memorials such as the Kigali Memorial Centre help to keep the memory alive... Through its exhibition, it challenges prejudice and discrimination, and provides lessons which can have a positive impact in the everyday life of Rwandans.”

Franco K. Kanimba, Country Co-ordinator, Aegis Rwanda

46 pp., paperback

Price: £3.00

Genocide in Rwanda

Complicity of the Churches?

Edited by Carol Rittner, John K. Roth and Wendy Whitworth

In association with Paragon House, USA

This provocative volume of essays and resources raises disturbing but essential questions about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.  Were the Christian Churches complicit in the genocide?  If so, how and why?  If not, why is there such a strong perception that they were?  If the Christian Churches were complicit, can they ever recover from such ethical and moral failure?

“… No book explores as well or as comprehensively the highly important question of the role of religion and the churches in that terrible series of events…”

Richard L. Rubenstein, President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Religion, University of Bridgeport, USA

318 pp., paperback

Price: £10.00