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Book Synopsis: A groundbreaking reexamination of the Holocaust and how Germans understood their genocidal project: “Insightful [and] chilling.” —Kirkus Reviews
Why exactly did the Nazis burn the Hebrew Bible everywhere in Germany on November 9, 1938? The perplexing event has not been adequately accounted for by historians in their large-scale assessments of how and why the Holocaust occurred. In this gripping new analysis, Alon Confino draws on an array of archives across three continents to propose a penetrating new assessment of one of the central moral problems of the twentieth century. To a surprising extent, Confino demonstrates, the mass murder of Jews during the war years was powerfully anticipated in the culture of the prewar years.
The author shifts his focus away from the debates over what the Germans did or did not know about the Holocaust and explores instead how Germans came to conceive of the idea of a Germany without Jews. He traces the stories the Nazis told themselves—where they came from and where they were heading—and how those stories led to the conclusion that Jews must be eradicated in order for the new Nazi civilization to arise. The creation of this new empire required that Jews and Judaism be erased from Christian history, and this was the inspiration—and justification—for Kristallnacht. As Germans entertained the idea of a future world without Jews, the unimaginable became imaginable, and the unthinkable became real.
“At once so disturbing and so hypnotic to read Deserves the widest possible audience.” —Open Letters Monthly
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Unlock the secrets of the Nazi imagination with our captivating book "A World Without Jews: The Nazi Imagination from Persecution to Genocide." Discover a groundbreaking reexamination of the Holocaust and delve into how Germans perceived their genocidal project. With insightful and chilling insights praised by Kirkus Reviews, this book offers a fresh perspective on one of the central moral dilemmas of the twentieth century.
Delve into the perplexing event of the Nazis burning the Hebrew Bible in Germany on November 9, 1938, and explore why it has been historically overlooked. Alon Confino's gripping analysis draws on archives across three continents to provide a penetrating new assessment of the cultural precursors that foreshadowed the mass murder of Jews during the war years. Witness how the unthinkable became a twisted reality in the minds of the Nazi regime.
Experience a riveting shift in focus as Confino navigates the origins of a Germany without Jews, moving beyond the debates of knowledge to explore the deep-seated ideologies that propelled the Holocaust. Trace the narratives the Nazis constructed about their past and future, and understand why they believed eradicating Jews was necessary for their envisioned civilization to flourish. Uncover the chilling inspiration behind Kristallnacht and the delusional pursuit of a world stripped of Jewish existence.
Prepare to be spellbound by the thought-provoking journey through the Nazi imagination. "A World Without Jews" is a must-read that blurs the line between the imaginable and the unimaginable. Don't miss the opportunity to explore this haunting tale that demands the widest possible audience and challenges perceptions of history.
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