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From award-winning historian Douglas Smith, the gripping, singular story of

the destruction of Jewish Vienna as seen through the letters and diaries of an extraordinary woman who witnessed it all.

Other works by Douglas Smith

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Douglas Smith’s works have been translated into more than a dozen languages including French, Hebrew, and Russian.


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An award-winning historian and translator, Douglas Smith is the author of seven books on Russia. His works have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He studied German and Russian at the University of Vermont, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and has a doctorate in history from UCLA.

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