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Record Nr.

UNINA9910268955003321

Autore

Brown Adam <1982->

Titolo

Judging ''Privileged'' Jews [[electronic resource] ] : Holocaust Ethics, Representation, and the 'Grey Zone'

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Berghahn Books, 2013

ISBN

1-78533-656-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

War and Genocide ; ; v.18

Disciplina

940.53

940.5318

Soggetti

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Moral and ethical aspects

Levi, Primo -- Criticism and interpretation

World War, 1939-1945 -- Collaborationists -- Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 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 ""Gey 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

BibliographyIndex

Sommario/riassunto

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 w