Ethics and the Holocaust

This essay draws on Henry (Hank) Greenspan's insights about recounting and retelling in the ways that Holocaust survivors testify and bear witness in narrating their experiences. Sometimes taking place from afar and in silence, my interaction with friends such as Hank Greenspan and with the voi...

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Published in:Holocaust studies 2024-10, Vol.30 (4), p.637-649
Main Author: Roth, John K.
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Atrocities
Ethics
Genocide
Greenspan, Henry (Hank)
Holocaust
Holocaust survivors
questions
Storytelling
stupidity
truths
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Storytelling
stupidity
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