Gerald green april 8, 1922 august 29, 2006 was an american author, journalist, and television writer. And i felt so sorry for the 6 million jews that perished. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Jun 29, 2010 but it was not until 1956 with the publication of his book the last angry man that green firmly established himself as a real presence as a novelist, a book that was adapted for film 1959 and. Electronic editions published 2002, 2010 by rosettabooks llc, new york. Gerald green books list of books by author gerald green. It exposes many of the horrific atrocities on researching this title, i found the author had created an award wining mini tv series in the late s called holocaust and later this book.
He was a writer and producer, known for holocaust 1978, his majesty okeefe 1954 and a worlds fair diary 1964. Holocaust book by gerald green this book was classified as fiction by the author and publisher, yet it was made into an eight hour television true documentary epic, and was shown world wide to further stigmatise the hapless germans. Holocausto gerald green abebooks passion for books. When the holy spirit led me to pick up this book and start readinng it, i was angry at the jews for their weakness and passive behavior during such blatant pursecution. He wrote the teleplay for holocaust, a critically acclaimed 1978 tv miniseries that won eight emmy awards, including one for outstanding writing in a drama. Holocauste by green gerald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Basis of the acclaimed 1979 television miniseries weaving the odyssey of holocaust victims, taking the reader and then the viewer with documentary force through the darkest and most terrible events of the. The writer gerald green, who has died at 84, was best known for his multimillionselling book holocaust 1978, derived from his controversial television saga. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Read books for free from anywhere and from any device. Aug 29, 2006 quotes by gerald green it seemed to me at that moment that the peril hanging over us, the horrors we had seen at babi yar and elsewhere, made it all the more vital that we love each other, never hurt each other, always be truthful and gentle with each other. It was adapted into a movie by the same name which was nominated for academy awards for best actor in a leading role paul muni and best art directionset decoration, blackandwhite. Holocaust by gerald green book cover, description, publication history.
In short, the book works as a sort of engaging overview, a primer, if you wish, on the holocaust. Gerald green, the legion of noble christians or, the sweeney survey. Holocaust by gerald green 1978, hardcover for sale. Holocaust 1978 read online free book by gerald green in. I was quite surprised very shortly into the book that it was very different. I remember watching this at the time and have meant to read the book since then. Gerald green s novel holocaust, which is based on his teleplay for the 1978 nbc miniseries, seeks to put faces on the tragedy by telling the story of the experience of two german families whose lives intersect at certain points.
Holocaust book by gerald green 3 available editions. Buy holocaust by green, gerald from amazons fiction books store. Basis of the acclaimed 1979 television miniseries weaving the odyssey of holocaust victims, taking the reader and then the viewer with documentary force through. I started this book thinking it was just another holocaust read that detailed the atrocities, the camps, etc. This novel contains excerpts from the diaries of two families who were directly affected by the holocaust. See all books authored by gerald green, including holocaust, and the artists of terezin, and more on. Holocaust book by gerald green half price books marketplace. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint. I recommend the novel the holocaust by gerald green.
My son the jock by gerald green and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gerald greens holocaust recounts both the devastating impact and immense oppression that the holocaust had caused. Those with an interest in the holocaust will love this book. Told from the point of view of two welldeveloped characters it was truly hard to put down. Gerald green, 84, author of the last angry man, a 1956 book that told the story of a heroic doctor who worked in new yorks slums, died tuesday of pneumonia in norwalk, conn. But it was not until 1956 with the publication of his book the last angry man that green firmly established himself as a real presence as a novelist, a book that was adapted for film 1959 and television 1974. The diary shows how he becomes more and more brainwashed. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Gerald greens novel holocaust, which is based on his teleplay for the 1. In 1950, green published his first novel, his majesty okeefe, cowritten with lawrence klingman.
The gentile joins the nazi party because his family is broke, not because he is a believer of the party. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Gerald green was born on april 8, 1922 in brooklyn, new york, usa as gerald greenberg. Gerald green has 48 books on goodreads with 5221 ratings. Surely, it seemed to sweeney and wettlaufer, she was the essence of the good deed unselfishly performed, the deed that could save the world if the world wanted saving. Green is also the author of the sword and the sun and the hostage heart. Basis of the acclaimed 1979 television miniseries weaving the odyssey of holocaust victims, taking the. Author of east and west, holocaust, block buster, the. Holocaust by gerald green 1981, paperback, reissue for sale. Holocausto by gerald green and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Holocaust by gerald green overdrive rakuten overdrive. Gerald greens novel holocaust, which is based on his teleplay for the 1978 nbc miniseries, seeks to put faces on the tragedy by telling the story of the experience of two german families whose lives intersect at.
The scene is 1935 berlin, where dr weiss is a physician and erik dorf a struggling young lawyer. The holocaust by gerald green nbc tv miniseries ebay. What makes this one different is that gerald green tells the story from both sides. Publication date 1978 topics holocaust, jewish 19391945. Holocaust by gerald green abebooks passion for books.
Holocaust by green, gerald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Holocaust ebook by gerald green 9780795311604 rakuten kobo. Sep 15, 2018 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. So many books have been written about the holocaust. Author of holocaust, the last angry man, the lotus eaters, the healers, the artists of terezin, hostage heart, the stones of zion, not in vain. Josef weiss is a prosperous physician and erik dorf is a struggling young lawyer. A story beyond tears of two families in world war ii. What is also interesting about the book is that it includes depictions of germans who did not support the policies of the nazis and did what they could to thwart them.
Holocaust is a 1978 american four part television miniseries which recounts the trajectory of the holocaust from the perspectives of the fictional weiss family of german jews and that of a rising member of the ss, who gradually becomes a merciless war criminal. Holocaust by gerald green 1978, hardcover for sale online. Read holocaust by gerald green available from rakuten kobo. The dorfs are good germans, loyal to the new nazi regime, with whom their son erik, a promising lawyer, finds his ambitions realized with the ss at the side of the ruthless reinhard heydrich. Holocaust highlighted numerous events which occurred up to and during world war ii, such as kristallnacht, the creation of jewish. Holocaust by gerald green 7 editions first published in 1978. Gerald green a story of love, of hatred, of death, of heroism and survival. Green wrote many novels, the best known being the last angry man, published in 1956.
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