Judgment Before Nuremberg

The Holocaust in the Ukraine and the First Nazi War Crimes Trial

De: Greg Dawson

Narrado por: Gary Dikeos

Here is the story of the forgotten Kharkov trials, which sought justice for the thousands killed in the Ukraine two years prior to the infamous Nuremberg trial.

When people think of the Holocaust, they think of Auschwitz, of Dachau; and when they think of justice for this terrible chapter in history, they think of Nuremberg. Not of Russia or the Ukraine, and certainly not a town called Kharkov. But in reality, the first war-crimes trial against the Nazis was in this idyllic, peaceful Ukrainian city, which is fitting, because it is also where the Holocaust actually began.

Revealing a lost chapter in Holocaust historiography, Judgment Before Nuremberg tells the story of Dawson’s journey to this place, to the scene of the crime, and the discovery of the trial which began the tortuous process of avenging the murder of his grandparents, great-grandparents, and tens of thousands of fellow Ukrainians consumed at the dawn of the Shoah, a moment and crime now largely cloaked in darkness.

Eighteen months before the end of World War II - two full years before the opening statement by the prosecution at Nuremberg - three Nazi officers and a Ukrainian collaborator were tried and convicted of war crimes and hung in Kharkov’s public square. The trial is symbolic of the larger omission of Ukraine from the popular history of the Holocaust - another deep irony as most of the first of the six million perished in Ukraine long before Hitler and his lieutenants even decided on the formalities of the Final Solution.

©2012 Greg Dawson (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Judgement Before Nuremberg by Gary Dikeos

A must read! So much to learn. History is being erased, however, truth always wins. Thank-you sir for all shared. I never knew, nor heard of this destruction, and murder of so many Jewish people. Worth every moment to read and reread, I did, chapters. As much as listening to horror is difficult, get truth, be honest. I'm so glad to be able and wanting to learn. Read!

Accent

Doing fake accents when reading is by far the most annoying part, just do your regular voice

Powerful First Hand Recount Of the most horrific time in History

I have never heard about nor ever was taught all that happened in this book. The very talented author lays it out so well it’s easy to follow him through this part of History. I had a hard time putting it down. Also I usually listen at 1.5 speed but this one was so engrossing that I had to listen at 1x. I wanted to make sure I remembered it all and pray for all the souls that suffered and died because of this Holocaust. I strongly recommend this book. It’s not like any other book written about the Holocausts.

shocking

shocking information that even after being educated in America in the 80s-90s & having taught history for 15 years I did not know.

Interesting story, poor reading.

Interesting story although there seems to be a bunch of plugs for his earlier book. Really bad reading drops my opinion to tolerable.

listen to this

this is a hidden part of the holocaust that majority of people who study this subject have no idea even exists. highly recommend

Relevant to today

This book was very helpful in understanding some of the sentiment of what is going on in Ukraine currently. A valuable resource on World War II in Ukraine

Must read!

A must read for all WW2 readers! This is a book that should be in every school all over the world.

great topic, but made it a little too personal

I finished the book but the author needed less facts about him and more about the trials. At least 2 to 3 hours could have been shaved off this book.

Great forgotten story

Great forgotten story about holocaust in Ukraine and a firat war crimes trial before IMT