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Little of this informa- tion reached the wider public, however, and historians out- side a small circle of survivors tended to ignore the issue. Broadly speaking, general works scarcely mentioned the murder of European Jews, or did so in passing as one more atrocity in a particularly cruel war. This neglect pro- mpted real fears among pro- minent Israelis that the Holocaust was being forgotten. The trial of Adolf Eichmann, who was brought to Israel from Argentina after being abducted by Israeli agents, was meant to place the Holocaust in proper historical perspective. As an historian, in elaborating on his research, Dr. Marrus utilizes the com- ments by Nazis as well as the historians' factual data on all the issues covered in his thorough study of the Holocaust experiences. There are extensive analyses of the reports in- dicating the number of vic- tims of the Nazi terror. Differ- ing views are not ignored. The generally-conceded figure of five-and-a-half million to six million who perished is given credibility. Every aspect of the subject is treated with the historian's record for research credibility. Dr. Marrus gives accounts of resistance to Nazism in all the areas occupied by them. After analysing the record of Bundist, Zionist, Communist and other organizing units where resistance was possi- ble, he makes this comment: Jewish resistance spans the full range of activity noted by historians of resistance in general. With the Jews, as with everyone else, armed conflict was on the peak of a great pyramid of resistance activity, most of which was designed in other ways to im- pede German objectives and contribute to the victory over Nazism. For most Jews, however, overwhelming Ger- man force prevented even minor achievements, and a final victory was impossible. Even the most clear-sighted resistance leaders had no answers for most Jews caught in the maelstrom of 1940-44 — in the east or west. For the young, for those without fami- ly responsibilities, armed combat provided a means for Jewish affirmation in the last, terrible moments before the inevitable German onslaught or in the final months of Nazi presence; for others, the rescue of Jewish children, the manufacture of false identity papers, and the secret passage of the frontiers into Spain, Switzerland, Rumania, or Hungary were realistic possibilities. But these were exceptions — and relatively very few: For most Jews, very little could be done without the assistance of the surrounding population, the willingness of local authorities and police to look aside, arid extraordinary good luck. And as we have seen, every one of these was in short supply. There is a realism in this comment that indicates the difficulty that was en- countered by resisting forces to accomplish the desired results. There was a limita- tion to the results in resistance efforts. The thoroughness of study and research in Marrus' The Holocaust in History lends it great significance in the en- tire library dealing with the tragic events. 'Ambassador' Enthusiasts he Ambassador Bridge is taken for granted. for granted. Nearly everybody in the Detroit area has had an opportunity to use it on the way to Windsor. Too few have traced the exciting story of its founding. Therefore, The Ambassador T Bridge: A Monument to Pro- gress by Philip P. Mason, a very large history just published by Wayne State University Press, is among the most exciting stories in the record of history-making in Michigan. It was as early as 1870 that railroad officials lobbied for a proposal to establish this link between Michigan and On- tario. The campaign for the project continued until 1921 when the American Transit Company and the Canadian Transit Company united to finance and construct the presently unifying bridge. There are history-making details in the achievement. There were debates, en- dorsements and obstructions. Then came the triumph and the operation is fully describ- ed and excellently illustrated in the WSU Press volume. Prominent leaders who sup- ported this bridge project in- cluded Dr. Leo M. Franklin, rabbi of Temple Beth El, and Leo Butzel. The Ambassodor Bridge has gained an important place among the extension bridges. At one time it was the world's longest extension bridge and it retains the distinction of being the largest extension bridge over international waters.