ISBN:
9781785336560
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9780857459923
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 222 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Year of publication:
2018
Series Statement:
War and genocide volume 18
Series Statement:
Studies on war and genocide
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Brown, Adam, 1952 - Judging "privileged" Jews
Keywords:
Levi, Primo
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Criticism and interpretation
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Moral and ethical aspects
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World War, 1939-1945
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Collaborationists
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Moral and ethical aspects
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Influence
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Juden
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Kollaboration
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Moral
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Levi, Primo 1919-1987
Abstract:
The Nazis' persecution of the Jews during the Holocaust included the creation of prisoner hierarchies that forced victims to cooperate with their persecutors. Many in the camps and ghettos came to hold so-called "privileged" positions, and their behavior has often been judged as self-serving and harmful to fellow inmates. Such controversial figures constitute an intrinsically important, frequently misunderstood, and often taboo aspect of the Holocaust. Drawing on Primo Levi's concept of the "grey zone," this study analyzes the passing of moral judgment on "privileged" Jews as represented by
Abstract:
Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Privileged Jews, Holocaust Representation, and the Limit of Judgment -- Chapter 1 -- La Zona Grigia: The Paradox of Judgment in Primo Levi's Gey Zone -- Chapter 2 -- The Judgment of Privileged Jews in the Work of Raul Hilberg -- Chapter 3 -- Bridging History and Cinema: Privileged Jews in Claude Lanzmann's Shoah and Other Holocaust Documentaries -- Chapter 4 -- Portraying Privileged Jews in Fiction Films: The Potential to Suspend Judgment? -- Conclusion -- And What Would You Have Done? Negotiating the Paradoxical Bind
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