Trying to get to grips with the Holocaust, I stumbled onto this book which sheds a lot of light into the build-up of the tragedy. The best this book has done for me is that it has given me a lot of insight about racism and how to deal with it and if it's not possible to change things at least to understand my reaction to it. The author writes beautifully and the book is laced with poems, biblical and ancient texts etc, an excellent read.