Testimonies of Resistance Representations of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Sonderkommando

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Synopsis

The Sonderkommando—the “special squad” of enslaved Jewish laborers who were forced to work in the gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz-Birkenau—comprise one of the most fascinating and troubling topics within Holocaust history. As eyewitnesses to and unwilling abettors of the murder of their fellow Jews, they are the object of fierce condemnation even today. Yet it was a group of these seemingly compromised men who carried out the revolt of October 7, 1944, one of the most celebrated acts of Holocaust resistance. This interdisciplinary collection assembles careful investigations into how the Sonderkommando have been represented—by themselves and by others—both during and after the Holocaust.

Book details

Author:
Nicholas Chare, Dominic Williams
ISBN:
9781800739154
Related ISBNs:
9781789203424, 9781789203424
Publisher:
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Pages:
398
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2023-08-10
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2023
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction