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Bezig met laden... The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry 1933-1945 (1968)door Nora Levin
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Covered here are the events involved in the preparation and implementation of the planned annihilation of Europe's Jews by the Nazis. Part I is a compact history of preparatory steps leading to the decision to destroy the Jews physically, including Western anti-Semitic practices and doctrines, the collapse of the Weimar Republic leading to the rise of Nazism and Hitler's rise to power, the early anti-Jewish laws and the crucial events of 1938, including Kristallnacht. The text also deals with the German invasion of Russia and the mass executions of Jews by mobile killing units that accompanied the army, forced ghettoization of Jews in German-occupied Europe, Jewish resistance efforts, deportations from western, central, and southeastern Europe, and rescue efforts and failures. Part II includes 100 readings that document and elucidate these events and include first-hand testimony, official Nazi and Allied documents, eyewitness accounts, and diary and memoir excerpts. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.531History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- World War II Social, political, economic history; HolocaustLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (4.14)
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Levin takes a stance--though not overt it is certainly evident. She uses words like “rantings” and strong adjectives where they may not be perfectly appropriate. It is the Holocaust she's describing, but it is a work of history rather than a memoir, so a little more just-the-facts-ma’am and the reader can worry about the judgments--this is not to say it is short on facts...there are many, and Levin knows her subject, but the author comes through occasionally. Some acts are generalized (“barbarous cruelties”) rather than specifically described. There is an occasional ad homonym attack –“Darre is a crank”, and the phrasing can be slightly repetitive...”no precedent in history”, “unparalleled crimes”, and occasionally facts are restated.
Levin seems to assume a foundational knowledge of the subject, and some subjects are mentioned before there is a discussion—eg Anschluss, Munich Pact, Nuremburg Laws. Knowledge of the Holocaust going into this book may not be a stretch, but the book is called "The Holocaust", and it is not comprehensive despite its length. It takes a high-level perspective on the Holocaust, and concerns itself primarily with the political mechanisms.
There is plenty to be learned from this book, but I would recommend it as further study for someone interested in the Holocaust, and not as a primer or first read.