Problems unique holocaust (5 Ergebnisse)

1999. Judaica. University Press of Kentucky. 198p., fine cloth and dust jacket.

paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. PAPERBACK, near fine. previous owner's name in ink on top, bottom, and right foredges. CARGAS, HARRY JAMES, ed. . Problems unique to the Holocaust. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 1999, 1st printing number line ending in 1, viii, 198pp., . 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? Should the men and women who took their own lives in the face of the Nazi onslaught be considered suicide or murder victims? How guilty are the bystanders who saw what was happening but did nothing to aid the victims of persecution? - CONTENTS: Can betrayal ever be legitimate? / Steven L. Jacobs -- The moral dilemma of motherhood in the Nazi death camps / David Patterson -- Holocaust victims of privilege / Susan L. Pentlin -- Suicides or murders? / Charlotte Guthmann Opfermann -- Holocaust suicides / Jack Nusan Porter -- Victims of evil or evil of victims / Didier Pollefeyt -- Medicine in the shadow of Nuremberg / Diane M. Plotkin -- Is objectivity morally defensible in discussing the holocaust? / Robert S. Frey -- Indifferent accomplices / Eric Sterling -- Intruding on private grief / Alastair G. Hunter -- Christians as holocaust scholars / Leon Stein -- Art after Auschwitz / Stephen C. Feinstein -- Reflections on post- holocaust ethics / John K. Roth -- Afterword / Harry James Cargas. 9780813190488 ISBN 0813190487 10.60.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. This copy is a FIRST EDITION in Very Good condition ? a well-preserved book that has been read but carefully maintained. Pages are clean and free from writing, highlighting, or significant marks. The spine is intact with only light creasing and the covers show minimal wear. Every book we list is individually hand-checked by our team at Kisharon Langdon New Chapters. We take pride in honest, accurate grading ? what you read is what you receive. New Chapters is a social enterprise supporting people with Learning Disabilities and Autistic People into meaningful work. Your purchase makes a real difference.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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.…