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Zusatztext Steve Hochstadt has produced a highly useful collection of Holocaust-related documents. The sources assembled here provide broad chronological, geographical, and thematic coverage of the subject. Each document is accompanied by a brief and insightful commentary. I recommend this volume for any college-level course on the Holocaust. Informationen zum Autor Steve Hochstadt is Professor Emeritus of History at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, USA. He is the author of Mobility and Modernity (1999), Shanghai Geschichten (2007) and Death and Love in the Holocaust (2022). Klappentext The Holocaust was the defining trauma of the 20th century. How do we begin to understand the Nazi drive to murder millions of people, or the determination of concentration camp prisoners to survive? This new and improved edition of Sources of the Holocaust brings together over 90 original Holocaust documents and testimonies to put the reader into direct contact with the genocide's human participants. From the origins of Christian antisemitism and the creation of monstrous 'Others' to the immediate aftermath of these crimes against humanity and the rise of right-wing ideologies in the 21st century, this book is structured both chronologically and thematically in order to clearly explain the ideas that made the Holocaust possible, how people mounted resistance at the time, and the Holocaust's legacy today. On top of this unparalleled access to the voices of the Holocaust, Steve Hochstadt's authoritative and scholarly commentaries on each source ensures readers gain a comprehensive understanding of this terrible episode in human history. Shocking and compelling, this carefully curated collection of primary sources is the definitive account of Holocaust experiences and vital reading for all scholars of modern European history. Zusammenfassung The Holocaust was the defining trauma of the 20th century. How do we begin to understand the Nazi drive to murder millions of people, or the determination of concentration camp prisoners to survive?This new and improved edition of Sources of the Holocaust brings together over 90 original Holocaust documents and testimonies to put the reader into direct contact with the genocide’s human participants. From the origins of Christian antisemitism and the creation of monstrous ‘Others’ to the immediate aftermath of these crimes against humanity and the rise of right-wing ideologies in the 21st century, this book is structured both chronologically and thematically in order to clearly explain the ideas that made the Holocaust possible, how people mounted resistance at the time, and the Holocaust’s legacy today. On top of this unparalleled access to the voices of the Holocaust, Steve Hochstadt’s authoritative and scholarly commentaries on each source ensures readers gain a comprehensive understanding of this terrible episode in human history.Shocking and compelling, this carefully curated collection of primary sources is the definitive account of Holocaust experiences and vital reading for all scholars of modern European history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I. The Context of Christian Antisemitism 1. Excerpts from the New Testament2. Jewish chronicle of murders in Rhine cities in 1096 during the First Crusade3. Excerpts from Martin Luther, On the Jews and Their Lies , 15434. Papal bull about Jews, ‘Cum nimis absurdum by Pope Paul IV, 14 July 15555. Excerpts from article ‘Jewish Morality’ in Vatican newspaper, 10 January 1893 Part II. The Creation of Monsters in Germany: Jews and Others 6. Bavarian petition opposing equality for Jews, 10 January 18507. Excerpt from Heinrich von Treitschke, ‘Our Views’, 18798. Excerpt from Permission for the Extermination of Life Unworthy of Life , 19209. Excerpts from Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler10. Court judgment in the murder of a Polish labor...
