The Jewish Emergence from Powerlessness

By Yehuda Bauer

Book Overview

This is a brief but absorbing study by one of the world's great experts on the Holocaust, who has drawn on a huge body of material to depict one of the unforgettable events in recent history from an arresting and unfamiliar point of view.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802063543
• ISBN13: 9780802063540
• Release Date: December 1979
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

The Jewish Emergence from Powerlessness

Gun control is a burning issue in America today. Bauer raises legitiate concerns about this issue in relation to the ability of the Jewish people to protect themselves from tyranny and extermination during the Nazi era. Bauer discusses the inability of the Jewish people to defend themselves before, and during, the Holocaust because of anti-gun laws which disarmed the civilian population. Though commentary on armed resistance is only a portion of the book; this section alone made the writing worth the money spent, and has profoundly affected my stance on private gun ownership.