Cookbooks and recipes are a way to preserve culture and knowledge. During the Holocaust (1933-1945), some cookbooks accompanied refugees to safety, while others were created by Jews in hiding or in camps and ghettos as a way to resist the Nazis’ attempts to destroy their culture. After the Holocaust, some survivors compiled cookbooks to preserve their culinary traditions. Explore more resources related to cookbooks created, hidden, and rescued during the Holocaust.
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