Every Day Lasts a Year: A Jewish Family's Correspondence from Poland Revised edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Brief Description: While rummaging through his familys attic, Richard Hollander discovered letters that were written from Krakow, Poland, between 1939 and 1942. They depict day-to-day life under the most extraordinary pain and stress--and also the heroic efforts of average people to save the lives of Polish Jews. Review Quotes: STARRED REVIEW "Sustained personal documentation from those who lived and died in the Holocaust is rare. That makes this collection of letters a precious gift to historians." Publisher's WeeklyReview Quotes: "Browning and Nechama Tec offer a historical context, and Hollander tells how his family found strength through letters. This is an important human and literary document of a family facing the Holocaust." BooklistReview Quotes: "Anyone interested in the Holocaust should read this powerful book, an inimitable, personal look inside the eve of 'all of the cruelty, mischief, evil, unhappiness, destruction and misery brought by them [the Nazis] on so many millions in the whole world' (35). Few documents written by the victims themselves survive today. Every Day Lasts a Year gives these victims a resounding voice." -Weny A. Maier-SartiReview Quotes: "Readers of M&R will find Every Day Lasts a Year touching, and exceptionally real. Put simply, the letters speak directly to us, reminding us of lives and hopes that once were..." -Dr. Diane Cypkin, Martydom & ResistanceTable of Contents: Part I. Joseph's Story: Joseph Richard S. Hollander; Part II. Cracow: The fate of the Jews of Cracow under Nazi occupation Christopher R. Browning; Through the eyes of the oppressed Nechama Tec; Part III. The Letters: 1. Letters without reply: November 1939-May 1940; 2. Separation anxiety: May-August 1940; 3. Exit strategy: September-December 1940; 4. Familial love, penned: January-December 1941; Index. Publisher Marketing: Author Richard Hollander was devastated when his parents were killed in an automobile accident in 1986. While rummaging through their attic, he discovered letters from a family he never knew -- his father s mother, three sisters, and their husbands and children. The letters, neatly stacked in a briefcase, were written from Krakow, Poland, between 1939 and 1942. They depict day-to-day life under the most extraordinary pain and stress. At the same time, Richard s father, Joseph Hollander, was fighting the United States government to avoid deportation and death. Richard was astounded to learn that his father saved the lives of many Polish Jews, but -- despite heroic efforts -- could not save his family." Review Citations:

Booklist 09/15/2007 pg. 19 (EAN 9780521882743, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 08/06/2007 pg. 178 (EAN 9780521882743, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Contributor Bio:  Browning, Christopher R Christopher R. Browning is professor of history at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. He is a contributor to Yad Vashem's official twenty-four-volume history of the Holocaust and the author of two earlier books on the subject. Contributor Bio:  Hollander, Richard S Richard S. Hollander is the son of Joseph A. Hollander. Joseph Hollander's mother, three sisters, their spouses, and children wrote the poignant and powerful letters from Krakow, Poland (1939 42) that comprise the bulk of this book. Hollander has an undergraduate degree in political science from Johns Hopkins University, a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and a master of liberal arts degree also from Johns Hopkins. He has been a reporter and columnist on two daily newspapers The Evening News in Newsburgh, New York and The Baltimore News-American. Most of his journalism career was as a reporter for WBAL-TV in Baltimore, Maryland, where he specialized in covering politics and government. Presently, Mr Hollander is president of Millbrook Communications in Baltimore, Maryland, an advertising and marketing firm. He has taught journalism at the University of Baltimore and at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, and has also worked in Congress for Rep. John G. Dow as a press secretary and speech writer. Hollander is the author of Video Democracy (1986), a projection of the impact of interactive technology on American politics. In the community, Mr Hollander served for eight years (1996 2004; five as chair) on the Baltimore Community Relations Commission, the city's civil rights enforcement agency. He was also President of Beth El Congregation in Baltimore, Maryland, from 2005 to 2007. Contributor Bio:  Tec, Nechama fm.author_biographical_note3