New Book Details Horrors of Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
A new book, "The Last Ones on the List" by Gregory Sengel, translated into Hebrew, details the grim reality of the Buchenwald concentration camp in 1944. The novel, based on extensive research, follows three American POWs facing execution and depicts the camp's human experimentation. Sengel, a French researcher, reconstructed the story, which is being used to educate students preparing for Holocaust remembrance trips.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Gregory Sengel's new book "The Last Ones on the List" details life and human experimentation at Buchenwald.
- The book focuses on three American POWs awaiting execution in Block 46 of the camp in 1944.
- Sengel, a French researcher born after the Holocaust, based the novel on extensive historical documents.
- The Hebrew translation aims to educate students preparing for Holocaust remembrance trips to Poland.
- The book includes a glossary and a table of German military ranks from the Nazi era.
As Israeli schools begin preparations for the annual "Journey to Poland" trips commemorating the Holocaust, a new book offers a harrowing glimpse into the inner workings of a Nazi death camp. The book, "The Last Ones on the List" by French author Gregory Sengel, has recently been translated into Hebrew.
Set in 1944, the novel focuses on three American intelligence officers awaiting execution in Block 46 of the Buchenwald concentration camp. It details their planned escape as Allied forces advance, while also depicting a German doctor's race against time to combat a typhus epidemic. The narrative is based on extensive research and documents, presenting a stark and factual account of the human experimentation conducted at the camp and the daily life within this part of the Nazi extermination machinery.
Remarkably, Sengel, born in 1971, is not a Holocaust survivor but a French writer, researcher, translator, and archivist. He meticulously reconstructed the true story, weaving together multiple characters and disturbing scenes in a style described as a documentary film. The book includes a glossary of terms and a table of German military ranks during the Nazi era.
"The Last Ones on the List" is considered a vital read for connecting the past to the present and preserving Holocaust remembrance. The publisher notes that some sections detailing medical experiments are difficult to read but essential for understanding this dark chapter of Jewish history. The book's publication in Hebrew was supported by the French Embassy in Israel and the French Institute as part of the " Eliezer Ben-Yehuda" project.