Judging ''Privileged'' Jews - Holocaust Ethics, Representation, and the ''Grey Zone''

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 writers, such as Raul Hilberg, and in films, including Claude Lanzmann's Shoah and Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. Negotiating the problems and potentialities of "representing the unrepresentable," this book engages with issues that are fundamental to present-day attempts to understand the Holocaust and deeply relevant to reflections on human nature.

Table des matières

List of 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 "Grey 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

Bibliography

Index

A propos de l'auteur

Adam Brown is an acclaimed author specializing in supernatural horror that bridges Eastern and Western folklore traditions. Drawing from his extensive travels and research across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, Robins masterfully weaves together scientific skepticism with ancient mythologies in his bestselling series "The Dark Diaries."
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Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Adam Brown
• Edition: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.07.2013
• EAN: 9780857459916
• ISBN: 978-0-85745-991-6
• Pages: 234
• Thème: War and Genocide
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > 20e siècle (jusqu'en 1945)