Book Review: Stories of the Holocaust

Stories of The Holocaust, Vol II, On Screen and in the Gallery, Part IV and Part V, Edited by Karen Berman, Ph.D., and Gail Humphries, Ph.D is to disseminate the momentous value of the arts in Holocaust Studies. Particularly, chapters 19 to 26 constituting Lessons for Change, and chapters 27 to 33 dealing with Generating Empathy, investigate into artistic expression in absorbing, shaping, and conveying the fall-outs of Holocaust.
The book covers many aspects of holocaust studies. Like remembering those atrocities on film, the response of meaningful interviews, the need for antisemitism as a topic in education, and expressive use of multimedia. 
The contributors consist of survivors, second and third generation survivors, Jewish and non-Jewish artists, practitioners, museum curators, and scholars—all of whom act as witnesses to the unbearable and who stands to utilize arts as a means to convey messages. Like, 'mysteries of discomfort and pain are dispelled when the ghosts are disclosed'.
The book tries to present insurmountable difficulties of the days of holocaust as problems of the spirit, and it seems logical to relate to these problems through the language of the soul—the arts, which express a person’s inner feelings. The book also includes many case studies of implementing these precepts practically, as well as a  syllabus for Imagining the Holocaust on Stage and Screen at Tufts University. Touching stories, lingering scenes, and an appealing narrative make this book an only-one-of-its-kind read.