Approaching an Auschwitz Survivor: Holocaust Testimony and its Transformations
Author:   Jürgen Matthäus (Director, Applied Research, Director, Applied Research, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780195389159


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   27 August 2009
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jürgen Matthäus (Director, Applied Research, Director, Applied Research, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780195389159


ISBN 10:   0195389158
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   27 August 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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"List of illustrations and maps Mark Roseman: Forword Introduction: What Does it Mean? Holocaust Testimony and the Story of Helen ""Zippi"" Tichauer Konrad Kwiet: Designing Survival: A Graphic Artist in Birkenau Nechama Tec: Recapturing the Past: Individuality and Cooperation in Auschwitz Jürgen Matthäus: Displacing Memory: The Transformations of an Early Interview Atina Grossmann: Living On: Remembering Feldafing Wendy Lower: Distant Encounter: An Auschwitz Survivor in the College Classroom Conclusion: What Have We Learned? Appendix: English translation of Helen Tichauer's interview with David Boder in the DP-Camp Feldafing, September 23, 1946 Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index"

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<br> Should be read by all who produce and consume writings and arts about the Holocaust. -- CHOICE<br> One of a handful of books that takes seriously the complexity and contingency of Holocaust survivors' recounting. A must read for anyone concerned with survivor testimony, past and future. --American Historical Review<br> Takes a unique approach to understanding the Holocaust. These scholars have put together a fascinating read about how survivor testimony helps in understanding the Holocaust itself, and they delve into the deeper meaning of collecting testimonies and their value in history. Highly recommended for all types of libraries. -- Association of Jewish Libraries<br> Represents a transformation in how historians are lately thinking about survivor testimony...at its most profound moments, [it] wrestles with the question of who has authority to claim to speak the truth with respect to this history. It challenges the presumption that historians or survivors could be, independ


Will be of interest not only to Holocaust scholars but anyone interested in oral history and the elaboration of its cultural significance. Roger I. Simon, Holocaust Studies


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Jürgen Matthäus is the Director, Applied Research, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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