Headline

30,000 Books in Ashes After Nazi Bonfire in Berlin

Sub-Headline
Throng Cheers as Volumes by Noted Writers Go Up in Flames at Midnight
Publication Date
Thursday, May 11, 1933
Historical Event
German Students, Nazis Stage Nationwide Book Burnings
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Early Acts of Persecution
Article Type
News Article
Newspaper
St. Louis Star-Times/The St. Louis Star and Times
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Page Section and Number
18
Author/Byline
Universal Service
History Unfolded Contributor
Denise G.
Location of Research
Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com)

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Bibliography

Birchall, Frederick T. “Burning of the Books, May 10, 1933.” In National Socialist Germany: Twelve Years that Shook the World, edited by Louis L. Snyder, 101–104. Malabor, FL: Krieger, 1984.

Stern, Guy. “The Burning of the Books in Nazi Germany, 1933: The American Response.” (external link) Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual 2, (1985): 95–114.

Stern, Guy. Nazi Book Burning and the American Response: Distinguished Lecture. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University, 1991.

United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Nazi Book Burnings and the American Response. Washington, DC: United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 1988.

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