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Dachau and the Nazi Terror: 1933-1945 Testimonies and Memories
Selection of contributions originally published in German in Dachauer Hefte, 1985-2000.
- GenresHistoryWorld War II
266 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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Wolfgang Benz
174 books9 followersWolfgang Benz war Leiter des Zentrums für Antisemitismusforschung der Technischen Universität Berlin.
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April 4, 2017
This review is from: Dachau and the Nazi Terror: 1933-1945 Testimonies and Memories (Paperback)
Through this book one comes to appreciate the ability of mankind to survive what is unthinkable. These are stories of the survivors of the grand Nazi plan to exterminate the Jewish population of Europe, along with every other category of humans that regime found unacceptable. The stories in spite of the unspeakable things the survivors endured show how strong the will to live can be,
Historically we have been shocked by this level of inhumanity, because it is not what one would conceive would have come from a culture that was for the most part educated that had produced great literature, great philosophy, and great music. Perhaps that is why so many were lulled. I knew people who had survived the camps and those who had managed to flee before they could be rounded up and while they expected persecution not one of them could believe that the Germans that they traded with and lived amongst could have had what came to be in mind.
The most amazing interview was with a Latvian who had survived the camps only to be hounded and then incarcerated in the Soviet Gulag
I think of all of the displaced persons we have in war torn and ravaged countries today as though man never learns. It is heartbreaking to realize that man can perpetrate such tribal horror, and yet we witness such inhumanity over and over, not on the scale with the methodical mechanisms of death, but with equal disdain and hatred.
It takes as has been said so eloquently...all it takes is for good people to remain silent...and all of us who are familiar with this history must ask ourselves if we would have the courage to stand against unreasoned bigotry and hatred, for it does take courage to do that, and while we think we would we never know unless we are placed in that position. It makes me have tremendous admiration for those who stood against slavery and ran the underground railroad, stood up to Jim Crow laws and the brutality that was unleashed, those who hid refugees, those who facilitated their occasional escapes.
I think that there are immensely large lessons to learn from this period in history. I think it is beyond important to know and reflect and commit to standing against intolerance when it is just a whisper, because that is the short period before things can get really ugly.
Through this book one comes to appreciate the ability of mankind to survive what is unthinkable. These are stories of the survivors of the grand Nazi plan to exterminate the Jewish population of Europe, along with every other category of humans that regime found unacceptable. The stories in spite of the unspeakable things the survivors endured show how strong the will to live can be,
Historically we have been shocked by this level of inhumanity, because it is not what one would conceive would have come from a culture that was for the most part educated that had produced great literature, great philosophy, and great music. Perhaps that is why so many were lulled. I knew people who had survived the camps and those who had managed to flee before they could be rounded up and while they expected persecution not one of them could believe that the Germans that they traded with and lived amongst could have had what came to be in mind.
The most amazing interview was with a Latvian who had survived the camps only to be hounded and then incarcerated in the Soviet Gulag
I think of all of the displaced persons we have in war torn and ravaged countries today as though man never learns. It is heartbreaking to realize that man can perpetrate such tribal horror, and yet we witness such inhumanity over and over, not on the scale with the methodical mechanisms of death, but with equal disdain and hatred.
It takes as has been said so eloquently...all it takes is for good people to remain silent...and all of us who are familiar with this history must ask ourselves if we would have the courage to stand against unreasoned bigotry and hatred, for it does take courage to do that, and while we think we would we never know unless we are placed in that position. It makes me have tremendous admiration for those who stood against slavery and ran the underground railroad, stood up to Jim Crow laws and the brutality that was unleashed, those who hid refugees, those who facilitated their occasional escapes.
I think that there are immensely large lessons to learn from this period in history. I think it is beyond important to know and reflect and commit to standing against intolerance when it is just a whisper, because that is the short period before things can get really ugly.
June 30, 2019
I bought this book while visiting Dachau. Its a collection of first person accounts of people imprisoned in Dachau and their experiences.
November 26, 2019
Bagus. Bagus. Dan bagus.
Cerita dari para korban di kamp nazi yang sebagian besar tentunya kaum yahudi.
Buku ini gw beli waktu visit lokasi bekas kamp konsentrasi di Dachau. Disana jual berbagai buku sejarah akibat perang dan kekejaman nazi dan beberapa ada promo diskon. Gw surprised penjaganya kenal Indonesia dg baik !
Kamp konsentrasi di Dachau luaaaaasss banget, bisa dibayangin banyaknya barak yang berisi penuh manusia yang semuanya kondisinya sangat menyedihkan. Buku ini sebagai detail ilustrasi dari tempat yang sudah dilihat/didatangi.
Gw belum sempet review in detail, menyusul deh. Membaca buku ini bikin sedih, marah, geram dengan akibat perang dan kekejaman Nazi. Pengalaman hidup saat2 dan kondisi di kamp konsentrasi, ketakutan, kesedihan dan keputus asaan korban saat disana, membawa cerita yang kelam dan pedihnya derita yang mereka alami.
Cerita dari para korban di kamp nazi yang sebagian besar tentunya kaum yahudi.
Buku ini gw beli waktu visit lokasi bekas kamp konsentrasi di Dachau. Disana jual berbagai buku sejarah akibat perang dan kekejaman nazi dan beberapa ada promo diskon. Gw surprised penjaganya kenal Indonesia dg baik !
Kamp konsentrasi di Dachau luaaaaasss banget, bisa dibayangin banyaknya barak yang berisi penuh manusia yang semuanya kondisinya sangat menyedihkan. Buku ini sebagai detail ilustrasi dari tempat yang sudah dilihat/didatangi.
Gw belum sempet review in detail, menyusul deh. Membaca buku ini bikin sedih, marah, geram dengan akibat perang dan kekejaman Nazi. Pengalaman hidup saat2 dan kondisi di kamp konsentrasi, ketakutan, kesedihan dan keputus asaan korban saat disana, membawa cerita yang kelam dan pedihnya derita yang mereka alami.
March 12, 2019
Comprei este livro na visita ao campo de Dachau. Os relatos são curtos e muito diferentes entre si. Cada capítulo uma situação, mas as mesmas emoções: medo, incompreensão, vontade de viver e muita tristeza.
January 3, 2020
I have made it my duty to read as many holocaust survivor stories that I can. I bought this book at Dachau camp this summer. It has taken me many months to finish. I keep misplacing it. And starting other books in between. I’m glad all these stores are in this book. I will be sure my children read it someday.
January 8, 2025
A collection of stories. While I feel it would be wrong to say if the stories were good or not, some area easier to follow than others. Overall extremely powerful, especially as I got it at the camp itself.
March 13, 2023
Prepare to be moved and feel a range of heavy emotions. This truly brings real light to the terrors of the War. A truly moving read.
October 30, 2023
So many inspiring stories of survival...
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