Contemporary Responses to the Holocaust (Praeger Series on Jewish and Israeli Studies)

Contemporary Responses to the Holocaust

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Contemporary Responses to the Holocaust

Edited by Konrad Kwiet and Jurgen Matthaus

Praeger Series on Jewish and Israeli Studies Leslie Stein, Series Editor

PRAEGER

Westport, Connecticut London

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Contemporary responses to the Holocaust / edited by Konrad Kwiet and Jiirgen Matthaus. p. cm — (Praeger series on Jewish and Israeli studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-97466-9 (alk. paper) 1. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)—Influence. 2. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)—Moral and ethical aspects. 3. Memory—Social aspects. I. Kwiet, Konrad. II. Matthaus, Jiirgen, 1959- III. Series. D804.3.C68 2004 940.53'1814—dc22 2004011899 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2004 by Konrad Kwiet and Jiirgen Matthaus All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2004011899 ISBN: 0-275-97466-9 ISSN: 1550-1159 First Published in 2004 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www. praeger. com Printed in the United States of America