Last Train to Auschwitz

Sarah Federman is an assistant professor of negotiation and conflict management at the University of Baltimore.

"A pathbreaking book on Holocaust memory. Setting the SNCF struggle with its past into a transatlantic exchange, Federman has written an integrated history of an unfinished controversy that has already lasted more than thirty years. An important work for understanding the role of businesses in transitional justice."--Jean-Marc Dreyfus, University of Manchester "Thank you for this remarkable book...I don't think I fully appreciated the implications of repair for serious trauma involving institutions until reading your account. You are to be thanked greatly for this! A real triumph!"--Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University "An exceptionally thought-provoking book. . . . Last Train to Auschwitz deserves a place in the library of any student of the Holocaust and, for that matter, any student of law who has ever thought deeply about crime, punishment and, most especially, justice."--Martyrdom & Resistance "Exhaustively researched and fluidly written, the book takes a hard look at these varying roles the SNCF played during the conflict."--The San Diego Union-Tribune "Last Train to Auschwitz is one of the best books I've read on transitional justice, accountability, and the figure of the victim after periods of mass violence. The research is original, the organization of the book is clear, and the writing is elegant and engaging."--Ronen Steinberg, Department of History, Michigan State University "An excellent, well-written, original contribution to a growing field of business and human rights. Last Train to Auschwitz engagingly weaves together victims' narratives and historical and legal archives to provide a compelling contribution to the study of corporate accountability and transitional justice."--Leigh Payne, University of Oxford "The author's analysis admirably combines scholarly scrupulousness with moral insight as she documents the personal stories of some who survived the Holocaust and others who did not. A rare book that ably combines historical edification with a moving narrative."--Kirkus Reviews