Alan Levy Boeken

Relates Simon Wiesenthal's biography and the most prominent of his activities. Wiesenthal was born in Galicia, and during the Second World War went through a number of labor and concentration camps. Disappointed by the laxity of American military authorities, he founded his own Documentation Center in Austria to trace Nazi war criminals. Wiesenthal played a key role in tracking down Eichmann, Mengele, Stangl of Treblinka, Wagner of Sobibór, and Braunsteiner-Ryan of Majdanek. Wiesenthal was also active in the search for Wallenberg. In 1986 he was involved in the Waldheim affair. Despite the World Jewish Congress's firm belief that Waldheim was a war criminal, Wiesenthal could not substantiate these allegations, and came to Waldheim's defense. Wiesenthal's activities brought him into conflict with Bruno Kreisky, Austrian Chancellor and a "self-hating Jew". (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism)

Describes Czechoslovakia's movement towards freedom, the invasion by Russian forces, and the subsequent return to repressive government

Simon Wiesenthal spent four and a half years in Mauthausen concentration camp during World War II. With the exception of his wife, all his immediate family were exterminated, and he himself ended the war a living skeleton. Since then, he has achieved international reknown for his tireless and successful tracking down of Nazi war criminals, including notorious figures such as Eichmann, the 'desk murderer' who masterminded Hitler's Final Solution; Stangl the overlord of Treblinka; and the Mengele of Auschwitz, the dreaded 'Angel of Death'. To this day his work continues, his motivation simply expressed in the 'Justice, not vengeance'. This work provides an account of Wiesenthal's inspired detective work.

Growing up in New York City, the author reflects on his journey as the first in his family to graduate from college and graduate school. The narrative intertwines personal milestones with his professional achievements in the medical field, detailing the development of groundbreaking medical products and the creation of several early-stage healthcare companies. It also explores the intricate processes involved in taking companies public and the experience of selling them, highlighting the challenges and triumphs along the way.

Reportáž amerického novináře o událostech v Československu od podzimu 1967 do zimy 1970. Exilové vydání. Obálku s použitím obrazu Jaroslava Hovadíka navrhl a grafickou úpravu knihy provedl Mikuláš Kravjanský. Fotografické práce Pavel Řehuřek.

Životní příběh ''profesionálního vězně'' Karla Čapka(1930),který strávil od svých devatenácti do jedenatřiceti let v československém gulagu.Pět dní před invazí vojsk Varšavské smlouvy se seznámil s autorem knihy Alanem Levym,který jeho příběh převyprávěl.Kniha není jen ságou padesátých let ale také kronikou přátelství,které přetrvalo železnou oponu,oceán a vzdálenost mezi světadíly.