Description: Jeremy Hicks presents a pioneering study of Soviet contributions to the growing public awareness of the horrors of Nazi rule. He recovers much of the major film work in Soviet depictions of the Holocaust and views them within their political context, both locally and internationally. Winner of the 2013 Vucinich Book Prize from ASEEES Named an Outstanding Academic Title for 2013 by Choice Magazine
Review Quotes: Feeling utterly satisfied with a book after finishing it is a very rare thing, and if a glaring gap in the historiography is filled, that satisfaction goes together with an impression of scientific achievement. This is exactly how I felt after reading ['First Films of the Holocaust']. . . .It is my belief that the author's clear and convincing presentation shall reinstate these images in the field of international studies of the Holocaust, since they form a crucial chapter of the history of Soviet cinema.-- "Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema"