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The End of the Holocaust

By Alvin H. Rosenfeld

Book information

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0253356431, 9780253356437
LCC
D804.348 .R65 2011
Google Books ID
BfWBGnmIZn4C
Open Library ID
OL25001807M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1778420 bytes)
Pages
325\325
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

In this provocative work, Alvin H. Rosenfeld contends that the proliferation of books, films, television programs, museums, and public commemorations related to the Holocaust has, perversely, brought about a diminution of its meaning and a denigration of its memory. Investigating a wide range of events and cultural phenomena, such as Ronald Reagan's 1985 visit to the German cemetery at Bitburg, the distortions of Anne Frank's story, and the ways in which the Holocaust has been depicted by such artists and filmmakers as Judy Chicago and Steven Spielberg, Rosenfeld charts the cultural forces that have minimized the Holocaust in popular perceptions. He contrasts these with sobering representations by Holocaust witnesses such as Jean Améry, Primo Levi, Elie Wiesel, and Imre Kertész. The book concludes with a powerful warning about the possible consequences of "the end of the Holocaust" in public consciousness. (2011)

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