There are eight volumes in this series on the Holocaust. Volumes 1-6 recount the history of the Jewish people in various year groupings: (1) "Ancient 1935"; (2) "September 1935 to December 1938"; (3) "January 1939 to December 1941"; (4) "January 1942 to June 1943"; (5) "July 1943 to April 1945"; (6) "May 1945 and After." Volumes 7 and 8 provide resources for further study: (7) " A Collection of Primary Sources"; (8) "A Comprehensive Listing of Media for Further Study." The volumes are designed and written to educate the juvenile reader. They contain chronologies, glossaries, source notes, a list of references for further reading, a bibliography to support the historical narrative, and numerous photographs. This brief book is second in this series on the Holocaust as it is recounted year by year. The reading level is intended for the juvenile reader. Using numerous photographs and essays, the history of Nazi persecution of the Jewish people in Italy and Germany is told in this volume. This volume two begins with an introduction is entitled, "Hypnotized," and tells of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. Chapters are presented chronologically and are entitled: (1) "September-December 1935 -- We Are Being Watched"; (2) "January-July 1936 -- Inhuman Indifference"; (3) "August-October 1936 -- Height of Shame"; (4) "November 1936-December 1937 -- It Won't Happen Here"; (5) "January-September 1938 -- Marching Boots Everywhere"; and (6) "September-December 1938 -- Why Are They Beating Us?" A chronology of the Holocaust from 1933-1945 is presented. (EH)