PBS is beginning a week of programming about the Holocaust with a new adaptation of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl this Sunday, which is Holocaust Remembrance Day; all of the programs are based on books.

Monday, April 12

Among the Righteous, a documentary about Arabs who protected Jews during the Holocaust.

Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust’s Long Reach into Arab Lands ROBERT SATLOFF Retail Price: $26.00 Hardcover: 251 pages Publisher: PublicAffairs – (2006-10-30) ISBN / EAN: 1586483994 / 9781586483999

Tuesday, April 13

Blessed Is the Match, a documentary based on the diary of Hannah Senesh, who, at age 22,  parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe to save the Hungarian Jews.

Hannah Senesh: Her Life and Diary, the First Complete Edition Hannah Senesh Retail Price: $19.99 Paperback: 325 pages Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing – (2007-08-30) ISBN / EAN: 1580233422 / 9781580233422

Wednesday, April 14

Worse Than War, a documentary about state-sponsored genocide, from the Holocaust to Rwanda to Darfur, based on the book of the same title.

Worse Than War: Genocide, Eliminationism, and the Ongoing Assault on Humanity Daniel Jonah Goldhagen Retail Price: $29.95 Hardcover: 672 pages Publisher: PublicAffairs – (2009-10-06) ISBN / EAN: 1586487698 / 9781586487690

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