Our Holocaust is the first book published by the Israeli author Amir Gutfreund. The book was published in the year 2000 and was awarded the Buchman Award in 2001. The book describes the story of the Holocaust as it slowly unfolds for two Israeli youngsters: Amir (based on the author) and his girlfriend Efi. Although some of the stories are true and some of the characters are based on people the author knew, some of the Jewish and German characters are fictional, so this is not an autobiographical novel. Amir Gutfreund's novel Our Holocaust (Sho'a Shelanu) has been translated into five languages: The book is recommended as part of a bibliography for Holocaust studies and remembrance. Source: Wikipedia (en)