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Holocaust Memories: A Survey of Holocaust Memoirs, Histories, Novels, and Films
Nearly eighty years have passed since the Holocaust. There have been hundreds of memoirs, histories and novels written about it, yet many fear that this important event may fall into oblivion. As Holocaust survivors pass away, their legacy of suffering, tenacity and courage could be forgotten. It is up to each generation to commemorate the victims, preserve their life stories and hopefully help prevent such catastrophes. These were my main motivations in writing this book, Holocaust Memories, which includes reviews of memoirs, histories, biographies, novels and films about the Holocaust.
It was difficult to choose among the multitude of books on the subject that deserve our attention. I made my selections based partly on the works that are considered to be the most important on the subject; partly on wishing to offer some historical background about the Holocaust in different countries and regions that were occupied by or allied themselves with Nazi Germany, and partly on my personal preferences, interests and knowledge.
The Nazis targeted European Jews as their main victims, so my book focuses primarily on them. At the same time, since the Nazis also targeted other groups they considered dangerous and inferior, I also review books about the sufferings of the Gypsies, the Poles and other groups that fell victim to the Nazi regimes.
In the last part, I review books that discuss other genocides and crimes against humanity, including the Stalinist mass purges, the Cambodian massacres by the Pol Pot regime and the Rwandan genocide. I want to emphasize that history can, indeed, repeat itself, even if in different forms and contexts. Just as the Jews of Europe were not the only targets of genocide, Fascist regimes were not its only perpetrators.
It was difficult to choose among the multitude of books on the subject that deserve our attention. I made my selections based partly on the works that are considered to be the most important on the subject; partly on wishing to offer some historical background about the Holocaust in different countries and regions that were occupied by or allied themselves with Nazi Germany, and partly on my personal preferences, interests and knowledge.
The Nazis targeted European Jews as their main victims, so my book focuses primarily on them. At the same time, since the Nazis also targeted other groups they considered dangerous and inferior, I also review books about the sufferings of the Gypsies, the Poles and other groups that fell victim to the Nazi regimes.
In the last part, I review books that discuss other genocides and crimes against humanity, including the Stalinist mass purges, the Cambodian massacres by the Pol Pot regime and the Rwandan genocide. I want to emphasize that history can, indeed, repeat itself, even if in different forms and contexts. Just as the Jews of Europe were not the only targets of genocide, Fascist regimes were not its only perpetrators.
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Published May 16, 2019
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Claudia Moscovici
18 books42 followersClaudia Moscovici is the author of "Velvet Totalitarianism," a critically acclaimed novel about a Romanian family's survival in an oppressive communist regime due to the strength of their love. This novel is being republished in translation in her native country, Romania, and in France.
In 2002, she co-founded with Mexican sculptor Leonardo Pereznieto the international aesthetic movement postromanticism.com, devoted to celebrating beauty, passion and sensuality in contemporary art. She published a book on Romanticism and its postromantic survival called "Romanticism and Postromanticism," (Lexington Books, 2007).
She recently finished two books on psychopathic seduction and dangerous relationships: a nonfiction book called "Dangerous Liaisons: How to Recognize and Escape from Psychopathic Seduction" and a novel called "The Seducer". This novel is a tragic love story about a woman who falls into the clutches of a dangerous, psychopathic lover.
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In 2002, she co-founded with Mexican sculptor Leonardo Pereznieto the international aesthetic movement postromanticism.com, devoted to celebrating beauty, passion and sensuality in contemporary art. She published a book on Romanticism and its postromantic survival called "Romanticism and Postromanticism," (Lexington Books, 2007).
She recently finished two books on psychopathic seduction and dangerous relationships: a nonfiction book called "Dangerous Liaisons: How to Recognize and Escape from Psychopathic Seduction" and a novel called "The Seducer". This novel is a tragic love story about a woman who falls into the clutches of a dangerous, psychopathic lover.
You can preview sample chapters of "The Seducer" on Neatorama's Bitlit, by clicking on the link below:
http://www.neatorama.com/bitlit/categ...
You can also watch a video preview of the novel on the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ClaudiaMo...
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August 11, 2019
Unfortunately, events around the world remind us that history can repeat itself, even the most evil of history. Much has been written and created to remember the Holocaust. This book is an essential first read, to illuminate crucial works, more than 60, for comprehending what we wish we didn't need to comprehend. It is a guide not only to works about the Holocaust, its development and tragically wide reach, but also genocides elsewhere, carried out by Fascist regimes. It also is a guide to understanding totalitarianism and its perpetrators, how evil happens, and could happen again. As is true of all books by Claudia Moscovici, it is brilliantly and compellingly written. Given the enormity of the power for evil inherent in fascism, and as a former teacher, I wish this were required reading of all high school students, reviewed again in college. It is up to all of us to remember and to be actively vigilant and fight these forces of total destruction, both in our personal and political lives.
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