Out of Hiding

By (author): Alan Twigg

Afterword by: Yosef Wosk

A thorough collection and examination of stories and perspectives from the Holocaust-related books of British Columbia authors, including nearly 100 black and white photographs.

Holocaust witnesses will soon cease to exist. As Tolstoy famously put it, what is to be done? One answer is Out of Hiding, a cross-section of stories collected from one region of the globe, British Columbia, Canada, examining 85 authors and 160 books.

Out of Hiding is both inspiring and chilling. The outstanding characters include the heroic whistleblower, Rudolf Vrba, credited by historian Sir Martin Gilbert with saving at least 100,000 lives, as well as Robbie Waisman, likely the only person ever to sneak his way into a concentration camp twice. This wide-ranging collection also features an afterword by Yosef Wosk and is dedicated to Dutch-born survivor Robert Krell, the MLK of Holocaust education in Canada.

Illustrated and profoundly educational, this patchwork quilt of memory and history belongs in every British Columbia household if the Holocaust is not to be forgotten, under-estimated or disregarded.

AUTHOR

Alan Twigg

Alan Twigg, publisher and editor of ‘B.C. BookWorld’, is the author of eight previous books, including ‘Cuba: A Concise History for Travellers, Intensive Care’ (a volume of poetry), and ‘Twigg’s Directory of 1,001 B.C. Writers’. His articles have appeared in the ‘Globe and Mail, Maclean’s’, the ‘Toronto Star’, the ‘Georgia Straight’, and the ‘Vancouver Sun’. He lives in Vancouver.

Reviews

Winner, George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature

Nominated, Western Canada Jewish Book Awards in the category for writing on the Holocaust

“A celebration of 85 authors/survivors who have written about their harrowing and inspiring stories.” – Vancouver Sun

A “fascinating” overview of BC Holocaust literature. The afterword by Rabbi Yosef Wosk “rounds out the collection with his thought-provoking reflections on hiding.” – Jewish Independent

An “important publication” – Zachor (Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre)

“What Twigg’s stunning testament achieves is to keep alive even unspoken Holocaust truths.” – subTerrain Magazine

“Out of Hiding is well illustrated, so that people, locales and related artifacts from the BC milieu and its narratives are richly presented.” – The BC Review

“The Holocaust must not to be forgotten, under-estimated or disregarded. This book represents the best way forward in the 21st century.” – Dr. Robert Krell

“Out of Hiding is both inspiring and chilling.” – Dr. Ruth Linn

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Details

Dimensions:

338 Pages
9.07in * 6.01in * .82in
530gr

Published:

April 07, 2022

Publisher:

Ronsdale Press

ISBN:

9781553806622

Book Subjects:

HISTORY / Jewish

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Language:

eng

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