The Holocaust in HistoryDid Europe's Jews go passively to their deaths? How did Nazi anti-Semitism evolve into mass murder? How important was Hitler's own hatred of the Jews in creating the Final Solution? Why didn't the Allies aggressively try to save Jews before the war's end? Michael R. Marrus, in the first comprehensive assessment of the vast historical literature on the Holocaust, tackles explosive issues and tortured memories, handling them with judiciousness and sensitivity. Drawing on the entire range of historical literature on this subject, he comments upon the questions that have troubled observers over the years. By applying the tools of historical, sociological, and political analysis, he presents a balanced but eye-opening treatment of many highly charged topics on the Holocaust, including the role of collaborationist governments, the Roman Catholic Church, the local populations, Jewish ghetto leadership, and the Jews themselves. Book jacket. |
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... Weissmandel , the Slovakian rabbi involved in desperate negotiations with the Nazis in the summer of 1942 , resistance as conventionally understood would have seemed a cruel joke . His goal was to stop the murders by bribing high ...
... Weissmandel , the Slovakian rabbi involved in desperate negotiations with the Nazis in the summer of 1942 , resistance as conventionally understood would have seemed a cruel joke . His goal was to stop the murders by bribing high ...
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... Weissmandel , the ultra - Orthodox rabbi who relentlessly pursued negotiations with Wisliceny , carried on a sustained secret correspondence with Jewish organizations in Geneva , Istanbul , and Budapest . A courageous and energetic ...
... Weissmandel , the ultra - Orthodox rabbi who relentlessly pursued negotiations with Wisliceny , carried on a sustained secret correspondence with Jewish organizations in Geneva , Istanbul , and Budapest . A courageous and energetic ...
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... Weissmandel ; Monty Noam Penkower , The Jews Were Expendable : Free World Diplomacy and the Holocaust ( Urbana , Ill . , 1983 ) presents a sympathetic picture , drawing on a very wide range of documentation . A much more critical ...
... Weissmandel ; Monty Noam Penkower , The Jews Were Expendable : Free World Diplomacy and the Holocaust ( Urbana , Ill . , 1983 ) presents a sympathetic picture , drawing on a very wide range of documentation . A much more critical ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
THE HOLOCAUST IN PERSPECTIVE | 8 |
THE FINAL SOLUTION | 31 |
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