Thomas' story appears in books, picture books and DVDs in multiple languages. To summarize, there are in fact five main "productions":
1. Picture album: contains all 79 drawings - exists in German-English-Hebrew
2. Book about the Holocaust: detailing his early life, wartime experiences and liberation. Original in English, translated into 7 languages.
3. Book about life after the Holocaust: detailing his life from the 1950s. Original in English, but only published in German translation.
4. DVD about the Holocaust experiences: Thomas visiting Buchenwald and retelling his story, in German, with DVDs in existence that have Hebrew, English, French or Italian subtitles.
5. DVD about the drawings: discussion of the drawings, in French.
For details on the different productions, please see below.
1. Picture album: contains all 79 drawings - exists in German-English-Hebrew
2. Book about the Holocaust: detailing his early life, wartime experiences and liberation. Original in English, translated into 7 languages.
3. Book about life after the Holocaust: detailing his life from the 1950s. Original in English, but only published in German translation.
4. DVD about the Holocaust experiences: Thomas visiting Buchenwald and retelling his story, in German, with DVDs in existence that have Hebrew, English, French or Italian subtitles.
5. DVD about the drawings: discussion of the drawings, in French.
For details on the different productions, please see below.
Picture album in German - English - Hebrew
Books in English
Book in French -Français
Book in Italian - Italiano
Book in Hebrew - עברית
Book in Dutch - Nederlands
Book in Japanese
Books in German - Deutsch
DVD, experiences, in German
DVD, drawings, in French
For prospective publishers and film-makers
Books in English
Book in French -Français
Book in Italian - Italiano
Book in Hebrew - עברית
Book in Dutch - Nederlands
Book in Japanese
Books in German - Deutsch
DVD, experiences, in German
DVD, drawings, in French
For prospective publishers and film-makers
Picture book in German-English-Hebrew
Books in English
Thomas' story has been published twice. The first book, "Youth in Chains" was published in 1957 by Rubin Mass in Jerusalem. The second book was published in 1987 by Chicago Academy Publisher. The text of the second book is identical to the first, but contains in addition
a number of Thomas' drawings.
a number of Thomas' drawings.
Book in French
Book in Italian - Italiano
Book in Hebrew - עברית
Book in Dutch - Nederlands
Book in Japanese
Books in German - Deutsch
The first book is the translation of Youth in Chains, published at first by Sudverlag, then republished by Donat. The second book "Aufbrüche" contains the story from liberation onwards.
The first book is the translation of Youth in Chains, published at first by Sudverlag, then republished by Donat. The second book "Aufbrüche" contains the story from liberation onwards.
DVD about wartime experiences
In German with options of English and Hebrew subtitles.
In German with options of English and Hebrew subtitles.
DVD about the drawings
In French
In French
Prospective publishers or filmmakers
Thomas is very much like to have some of his books republished, as some have been out of print for a long time. He is equally interested in having the addition of new languages. In case you are interested or have interesting leads, please contact us.
Thomas is very much like to have some of his books republished, as some have been out of print for a long time. He is equally interested in having the addition of new languages. In case you are interested or have interesting leads, please contact us.