Book cover of Jewish Resistance in Nazi Occupied Eastern Europe

Book description

Errata slip laid in. Lightest of wear to priceclipped jacket.

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Jewish Resistance in Nazi Occupied Eastern Europe as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ainsztein’s book heavily influenced me but also honored my parents’ otryad, the Kruk-Max Group, by describing their fighting force (pp. 353-360). He should be more well-known, and his book should be reprinted in paperback to make it more available to a wider audience.

While his opening chapter is a historical survey of the Jews as fighters and soldiers in the Diaspora, most of the book details the rise of partisans and soldiers in the Polish and Soviet armed forces during the Holocaust 1941-1944.

It is extensive and comprehensive, at nearly 980 pages. But that should not deter the reader, especially…

If you love Jewish Resistance in Nazi Occupied Eastern Europe...

Book cover of December on 5C4

December on 5C4 by Adam Strassberg,

Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!

On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…

Want books like Jewish Resistance in Nazi Occupied Eastern Europe?

Our community of 13,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Jewish Resistance in Nazi Occupied Eastern Europe.

Browse books like Jewish Resistance in Nazi Occupied Eastern Europe

Book cover of The Bielski Brothers
Book cover of Jews and the Military
Book cover of They Fought Back

Share your top 3 reads of 2026!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

219

readers submitted
so far, will you?

📚 If you like Jewish Resistance in Nazi Occupied Eastern Europe, you might also like...

Book cover of Christmas Actually

Christmas Actually by Lisa Darcy,

Every picture tells a story, but it’s not always the one we expect or remember. Christmas Actually is a festive drama about family and forgiveness and a snapshot of modern family life, addressing Instagram to motherhood and everything in between.

Why Christmas? My publisher wanted my new novel to have…

Book cover of The Shift

The Shift by Theresa Brown,

In this New York Times best-selling book, Theresa Brown, nurse and writer, invites us to experience not just a day in the life of a nurse but all the life that happens in just one day in a busy teaching hospital’s cancer ward.

In the span of twelve hours, lives…

5 book lists we think you will like!