Description: Judging 'Privileged' Jews by Adam Brown 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. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 Levis 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 Lanzmanns Shoah and Steven Spielbergs Schindlers 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. Author Biography Adam Brown is a Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at Deakin University, Australia, and a volunteer at the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne, where he initiated the digitization of the Centres survivor video testimony collection. He was awarded the Isi Leibler Prize for the best contribution to advancing knowledge of racial, religious or ethnic prejudice in any time or place for his dissertation, and has written widely on Holocaust representation across various genres, surveillance and film, mediations of rape, digital childrens television, and gaming cultures. Table of Contents List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: "Privileged Jews, Holocaust Representation and the "Limit" of JudgmentChapter 1. La "Zona Grigia": The Paradox of Judgment in Primo Levis "Grey Zone"Chapter 2. The Judgment of "Privileged" Jews in the Work of Raul HilbergChapter 3. Bridging History and Cinema: "Privileged" Jews in Claude Lanzmanns Shoah and Other Holocaust DocumentariesChapter 4. Portraying "Privileged" Jews in Fiction Films: The Potential to Suspend Judgment?Conclusion: "And What Would You Have Done?" Negotiating the Paradoxical BindBibliographyIndex Review "Brown... deals in detail with the touchiest aspect of the Holocaust, so-called privileged Jews, and he does so with scholarly thoroughness…Highly recommended." · Choice"This is a well-written, original, and important book that breaks new ground by providing a detailed analysis of this group of victims, thereby deep-ening our understanding of the Holocaust and our appreciation of the complexities of human nature in extreme circumstances." · Jewish Book Council Review"Browns book benefits readers by raising the familiar but valuable question of choice in impossible situations. More importantly still, it begs the question of whether classic works in literature and film have intentionally or subconsciously influenced audiences judgments on how we would like to answer for ourselves. Browns well-researched work is a valuable introduction to thinking such questions through and understanding how these questions have been answered by others through their representations of the Holocaust." · Dialogues on Historical Justice and Memory"Brown provides an important contribution to Holocaust Studies as he carefully builds upon Primo Levis "grey zone" in order to explore the passing of moral judgment by writers and artists on those "privileged" Jews who served their Nazi masters…This is an extremely fine choice for any setting devoted to difficult ethical choices, whether the audience is Jewish or not, whether the reader or sponsoring group is religious or not… a thought-provoking read." · Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews"Browns work breaks new ground by providing a sustained and detailed analysis of those Holocaust victims who can be called privileged Jews… These men and women… have been present in many accounts of the Holocaust, but Brown brings that presence to center stage and sheds important light upon it." · John K. Roth, Claremont McKenna College"This book makes an important contribution to Holocaust studies, particularly to the study of Holocaust memorial culture, to the study of Holocaust film, to what might be called Holocaust ethics, and, to a certain degree, the analysis of Holocaust testimonies. It is readable and largely jargon-free, thoroughly researched and documented… an excellent piece of scholarship: rewarding and instructive at many turns." · Oren Stier, Florida International University"This is an uncommonly well and clearly written book that commands and draws thoughtfully upon a large body of relevant literature…." · Peter Hayes, Northwestern University Review Quote "Brown... deals in detail with the touchiest aspect of the Holocaust, so-called privileged Jews, and he does so with scholarly thoroughness...Highly recommended." Choice "This is a well-written, original, and important book that breaks new ground by providing a detailed analysis of this group of victims, thereby deep-ening our understanding of the Holocaust and our appreciation of the complexities of human nature in extreme circumstances." Jewish Book Council Review "Browns book benefits readers by raising the familiar but valuable question of choice in impossible situations. More importantly still, it begs the question of whether classic works in literature and film have intentionally or subconsciously influenced audiences judgments on how we would like to answer for ourselves. Browns well-researched work is a valuable introduction to thinking such questions through and understanding how these questions have been answered by others through their representations of the Holocaust." Dialogues on Historical Justice and Memory "Brown provides an important contribution to Holocaust Studies as he carefully builds upon Primo Levis "grey zone" in order to explore the passing of moral judgment by writers and artists on those "privileged" Jews who served their Nazi masters...This is an extremely fine choice for any setting devoted to difficult ethical choices, whether the audience is Jewish or not, whether the reader or sponsoring group is religious or not... Details ISBN0857459910 Author Adam Brown Year 2013 ISBN-10 0857459910 ISBN-13 9780857459916 Media Book Publisher Berghahn Books Series War and Genocide Imprint Berghahn Books Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 940.5318 Illustrations illustrations Language English Short Title WAR & GENOCIDE V18 JUDGING PRI Series Number 18 Format Hardcover UK Release Date 2013-07-01 Pages 234 AU Release Date 2013-07-01 NZ Release Date 2013-07-01 Subtitle Holocaust Ethics, Representation, and the Grey Zone Publication Date 2013-07-01 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:98084890;
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Book Title: Judging 'Privileged' Jews
Number of Pages: 234 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Judging 'Privileged' Jews: Holocaust Ethics, Representation, and the 'grey Zone'
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Publication Year: 2013
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Author: Adam Brown
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