JUST PUBLISHED IN JULY 2026!
Memories of a Subhuman by Aleksandr Bergman is a powerful Holocaust memoir about survival, memory, and the struggle to remain human in the face of systematic dehumanization. Beginning in Riga in 1941, Bergman recounts his experiences as a Jewish teenager under Nazi occupation, witnessing the destruction of his community, the loss of family members, the terror of the ghetto, and the brutality of concentration camps, including the Buchenwald concentration camp.But this is more than a survival story. Bergman reflects with extraordinary honesty on fear, conscience, guilt, courage, and the impossible choices people were forced to make during the Holocaust. Alongside the horror, he preserves memories of friendship, family, and the small moments of humanity that endured even in unimaginable circumstances.
Unflinching, thoughtful, and deeply moving, Memories of a Subhuman is a testament to remembrance, resilience, and the importance of bearing witness.
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General themes
Prominent Latvian Jews in the US (Ivar Brod)
Thank You, Mr. Nixon (Jack Neihausen)
Latvia / Holocaust-specific
Come to this Court and Cry: How the Holocaust Ends (Linda Kinstler)
The Unfinished Road: Jewish Survivors of Latvia Look Back (Gertrude Schneider)
Muted Voices (Gertrude Schneider)
Journey Into Terror: Story of the Riga Ghetto (Gertrude Schneider)
Behind the Barbed Wire (Gertrude Schneider)
Exile and Destruction: The Fate of Austrian Jews 1938 – 1945 (Gertrude Schneider)
The Holocaust in Latvia, 1941-1944 : The Missing Center Hardcover (Andrew Ezergailis)
Survivor: A Latvian Jew in the Red Army in the Great Patriotic War (Zvi Glaser)
Return to Latvia (Marina Jarre)
Daughters of the Occupation: A Novel of WWII (Shelly Sanders)
Collection of books on related themes – available here
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