Problems unique to the Holocaust

Problems unique to the Holocaust

by Cargas, Harry James

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Holocaust victims faced moral dilemmas for which no one could prepare, and yet many of these life-and-death situations required immediate decisive action. In Problems Unique to the Holocaust, leading Holocaust scholars examine the difficult questions from this chapter of 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? This penetrating coll…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Problems unique to the Holocaust / edited by Harry James Cargas.

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Holocaust victims faced moral dilemmas for which no one could prepare, and yet many of these life-and-death situations required immediate decisive action. In Problems Unique to the Holocaust, leading Holocaust scholars examine the difficult questions from this chapter of 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? This penetrating collection of essays brings new depth to moral discussions of the Holocaust by considering the actions of the victims in the context of their persecution.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2003.

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Notes

Originally published: 1999.

The Physical Object

  • Description:2088 pages ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0813190487, 9780813190488
  • oclc:ocm51870930
  • LC Classification:D804.3
  • Dewey Decimal:940.5318

Subjects

Camps de concentration nazis -- Aspect … Ethics Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Moral … Holocauste, 1939-1945 -- Aspect moral Nazi concentration camps -- Moral and e…

Writers

Cargas, Harry James

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