LEADER 03056 am 22005413u 450 001 9910268955003321 005 20210113150724.0 010 $a1-78533-656-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000430347 035 $a(EBL)1429462 035 $a(OCoLC)861538723 035 $a(ScCtBLL)c3b3a441-4fae-4ecb-9873-08dce1511896 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1429462 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000430347 100 $a20140811d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJudging ''Privileged'' Jews$b[electronic resource] $eHolocaust Ethics, Representation, and the 'Grey Zone' 210 $aNew York, NY $cBerghahn Books$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 225 1 $aWar and Genocide ;$vv.18 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-85745-991-0 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aBibliographyIndex 330 $aThe Nazis' persecution of the Jews during the Holocaust included the creation of prisoner hierarchies that forced victims to cooperate with their persecutors. Many in the camps and ghettos came to hold so-called "privileged" positions, and their behavior has often been judged as self-serving and harmful to fellow inmates. Such controversial figures constitute an intrinsically important, frequently misunderstood, and often taboo aspect of the Holocaust. Drawing on Primo Levi's concept of the "grey zone," this study analyzes the passing of moral judgment on "privileged" Jews as represented by w 410 0$aWar and Genocide 606 $aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence 606 $aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Moral and ethical aspects 606 $aLevi, Primo -- Criticism and interpretation 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Collaborationists -- Moral and ethical aspects 615 4$aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence. 615 4$aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Moral and ethical aspects. 615 4$aLevi, Primo -- Criticism and interpretation. 615 4$aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Collaborationists -- Moral and ethical aspects. 676 $a940.53 676 $a940.5318 700 $aBrown$b Adam$f1982-$0974432 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910268955003321 996 $aJudging ''Privileged'' Jews$92218434 997 $aUNINA