Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the HolocaustThis book explores the similar attitudes and methods behind modern society's treatment of animals and the way humans have often treated each other, most notably during the Holocaust. The book's epigraph and title are from "The Letter Writer," a story by the Yiddish writer and Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer: "In relation to them, all people are Nazis; for the animals it is an eternal Treblinka." The first part of the book (Chapter 1-2) describes the emergence of human beings as the master species and their domination over the rest of the inhabitants of the earth. The second part (Chapters 3-5) examines the industrialization of slaughter (of both animals and humans) that took place in modern times. The last part of the book (Chapters 6-8) profiles Jewish and German animal advocates on both sides of the Holocaust, including Isaac Bashevis Singer himself. The Foreword is by Lucy Rosen Kaplan, former attorney for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and daughter of Holocaust survivors. Her foreword, the Preface and Afterword, excerpts from the book, chapter synopses, and an international list of supporters can be found on the book's website at: www.powerfulbook.com |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 31
... suffering can generate some good , then the work of those whose memory of suffering moves them to alleviate the suffering of oth- ers is that good . My own parents are an example of individuals whose experiences xi FOREWORD.
... suffering did not stifle their impulse to alleviate the suffering of others . They both adored animals and empathized deeply with their plight . For my father , the passion was for horses . At one point in his unusual mili- tary career ...
... suffering that humans have so relentlessly inflicted on animals over the course of our species ' history is one and the same with the suffering that humans often inflict on each other , must read and re - read this book . Lucy Rosen ...
... suffering ( tsa'ar ba'alei chayim ) and its disapproval of cruelty to animals moderate this principle to some degree . " Judaism is radical in accepting that in practice animals have certain basic rights , " write Dan Cohn - Sherbok and ...
... suffering on animals . She questioned the morality of the way animals are currently treated , especially the cruelty involved in food production , animal experimenta- tion , the wearing of fur , and bull fighting . " The Great Chain of ...
Contents
3 | |
27 | |
MASTER SPECIES MASTER RACE | 51 |
THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF SLAUGHTER The Road to Auschwitz Through America | 53 |
IMPROVING THE HERD From Animal Breeding to Genocide | 81 |
WITHOUT THE HOMAGE OF A TEAR Killing Centers in America and Germany | 109 |
HOLOCAUST ECHOES | 137 |
WE WERE LIKE THAT TOO HolocaustConnected Animal Advocates | 139 |
THIS BOUNDLESS SLAUGHTERHOUSE The Compassionate Vision of Isaac Bashevis Singer | 169 |
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOLOCAUST German Voices for the Voiceless | 201 |
AFTERWORD | 231 |
NOTES | 233 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 271 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 281 |
INDEX | 283 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
References to this book
A Violent God-Image: An Introduction to the Work of Eugen Drewermann Matthias Beier Limited preview - 2006 |
The Holocaust and the Henmaid's Tale: A Case for Comparing Atrocities Karen Davis No preview available - 2005 |