The Holocaust in Latvia, 1941-1944 : The Missing Center 1st Edition

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Ezergailis's history of the Latvian Holocaust is definitive study and a major contribution. G.M. Kren. -- Choice. January 1997.

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Professor of History, Ithaca College. Author of some 400 publications and six books.

Hardcover: 465 pages
Publisher: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; 1st edition (March 1, 1996)
Language: English
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The Holocaust in Latvia 1941-1944. Andrew Ezergailis

ByKarin Standenon January 21, 2013

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I consider that Andrew Ezergailis demonstrates in this history that he is a very objective, thorough historian. All conclusions are soundly based and documented. He destroys the arguments of many of the revisionist historians by quoting much that was reported from the Eastern front in reports to the high command in Berlin. He shows that it is inconceivable that the instructions to carry out the atrocities did not effectively come right from the top, Adolph Hitler,Himmler and Heydrich. I found a weakness in the history and the conclusions that Ezergailis sits on the fence with respect to the culpability of the Latvians themselves. He appears inhibited by his own Latvian background, although the facts he has unearthed show that the Latvians themselves bear a heavy responsibility for the murder of the Jews. He seems unwilling to draw the conclusions, which his own research has in fact made clear. This was disappointing, though in many ways understandable. The value of the work is that it also prepares the ground for further historical research on this tragic episode in Latvian history. Michael Standen.

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the Holocaust in Latvia

ByBaruch Pollackon January 29, 2014

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Excellent and gripping acount of one of the greatest human tragedies. I recommend it highly for anyone interested in this historical period.

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ByStephen Campbellon June 1, 2008

Format: Hardcover

To the best of my knowledge this is the only book written about the Holocaust in Latvia, and in English, that was written through extensive research of existing source documents. That alone makes it worth reading.

This book gives the best description of the Arajis Kommando, and its leader, that I have read. The author describes the role of fraternities in Latvia and how Arajis used his connections inside one of the largest for recruiting purposes. Arajis comes off as yet another self-seeking power and recognition hungry flea that decided to catch a ride on the hyena that was the Reich.

What puzzled me was the authors insistence that Latvian auxillaries were the primary killers of the Jews and members of the communist party. My reading of this book left me somewhat doubtful as the author discusses how the Arajis Kommando was slow to organize that fateful summer. Also, Latvian auxillaries were not trusted with weapons other than rifles and pistols (pre 1943) and the ammo issued was counted before an after they were on duty.

I have no doubt that Latvians killed Jews and the Arajis Kommando helped. I am just not as positive as the author they killed as many of them. Yet, I write this and know I never would have even thought about it without the author having written this book. For me, this is why I read, and why I like history so much.

The book also discusses the clash between those who wanted (Lohse)to wring the maximum amount of productive labor from selected Jews and those who wanted to kill them all now (SD). The same clash was repeated through out the east and I found it interesting to read the logic behind it. Something few books touch upon.

I recommend this book.

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A hard but unbiased look-- frank, thorough and surprising

ByA customeron August 3, 1999

Format: Hardcover

Ezergailis' account of holocaust in Latvia is based on his analysis of German, Latvian, and Soviet sources, the latter just made available when he wrote his book. He describes the position of the Jews in pre War Latvia, the attitude of the government toward the Jews, and the rise of antisemitism in certain segments of what was then "a Jewish friendly state." Ezegailis also details the fate of the Jews in sobering passages in which he names those responsible for their deaths. He analyzes how the Nazis used their propaganda to enlist Latvian participation and where this worked. He also discusses how the Soviets used a similar line to discredit Latvian nationalists and ironically, how many American Latvians bought those arguments. To paraphrase the author, the Jews and the Latvians were stuck between two devils. The Latvians chose one; the Jews chose another.
I have traveled through the country several times to meet Latvians and Latvian Jews who survived the War. In a few cases, I have spoken to actual witnesses both in Riga, the capital, and in the rural areas of the country. I think I am in a position to comment on Ezegailis' book. It is a thorough work of scholarship for anyone interested in that sad time and the complex world it left.

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A real masterpiece [a review taken from my site www.ordnungspolizei.org]

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