Nazi Persecution and Postwar Repercussions

The International Tracing Service Archive and Holocaust Research

By (author) Suzanne Brown-Fleming

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Publication date:

03 February 2016

Length of book:

224 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781442251755

The International Tracing Service, one of the largest Holocaust-related archival repositories in the world, holds millions of documents that enrich our understanding of the many forms of persecution during the Nazi era and its continued repercussions ever since. Drawing on a selection of recently available documents from the archive, this compelling volume provides new insights into human decision-making in genocidal settings, the factors that drive it, and its far-reaching consequences. The sources that the author has collected and contextualized here reflect the full range of behaviors and roles that victims, their oppressors, beneficiaries, and postwar aid organizations played beginning in 1933, through World War II, the Holocaust, and up to the present.
Brown-Flemings meticulous, document-heavy research showcases the ITSs potential for research. . . . [S]cholars will appreciate the attention to detail. . . . Nazi Persecution and Postwar Repercussionsprovokes readers to think about how the ITS can and should be utilized. The author reminds her audience that each document represents a bridge to a person, a life, a family, a community, and that it does so in a way that can further Holocaust scholarship and honor the memory of the victims.