The first book-length examination of the significance of the Scrolls of Auschwitz as Holocaust testimony.
Discusses the unique insights the Scrolls provide and challenges the idea that most significant Holocaust testimony was produced retrospectively.
Examines testimony from both Eastern-European and Greek Jews who were members of the Sonderkommando exploring the heterogeneity of their experiences.
Develops innovative interpretations that move beyond debates about authenticity and towards a consideration of questions around material modes of bearing witness.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Matters of Testimony
Chapter 1. Matters of History
Chapter 2. Zalman Gradowski: Literature in the Death Factory
Chapter 3. Scattered Selves: The Stories of Leyb Langfus
Chapter 4. Final Arrangements: Zalman Lewental's Histories of Resistance
Chapter 5. Characters and Letters: Chaim Herman and Marcel Nadjary
Chapter 6. The Camera Eye: Four Photographs from Birkenau
Conclusion: Crossing the Circle of Flame
Appendix
Index
