
Problems Unique to the Holocaust
Harry James Cargas(Editor)
The University Press of Kentucky
Published on 19. May 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-8131-9048-8 (ISBN)
Description
Victims of the Holocaust were faced with moral dilemmas for which no one could prepare. Yet many of the life-and-death situations forced upon them required immediate actions and nearly impossible choices. In Problems Unique to the Holocaust, today's leading Holocaust scholars examine the difficult questions surrounding this terrible chapter in world history. Is it ever legitimate to betray others to save yourself? If a group of Jews is hiding behind a wall and a baby begins to cry, should an adult smother the child to protect the safety of the others? How guilty are the bystanders who saw what was happening but did nothing to aid the victims of persecution? In addition to these questions, one contributor considers whether commentators can be objective in analyzing the Holocaust or if this is a topic to be left only to Jews. In the final essay, another scholar assesses the challenge of ethics in a post-Holocaust world. This singular collection of essays, which closes with a meditation on Daniel Goldhagen's controversial book Hitler's Willing Executioners, asks bold questions and encourages readers to look at the tragedy of the Holocaust in a new light.
Reviews / Votes
A most valuable book: it deepens our perception of the moral enormity of the Holocaust. - The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest; ""Cargas has insightfully grasped the central issue of the collapse of the moral universe that was engendered by the Shoah."" - Alan BergerMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lexington
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
285 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8131-9048-8 (9780813190488)
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