- Summary
- "In the aftermath of the Holocaust, Jewish historian Zosa Szajkowski stole tens of thousands of documents from France and sold them to libraries in the United States. To understand why he did it, Leff takes us "backstage" at the archives and reveals the powerful ideological, economic, and scientific forces that made Holocaust-era Jewish scholars care more deeply than ever before about preserving the remnants of their past"--Provided by the publisher.
- Series
- The Oxford series on history and archives
Oxford series on history and archives.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Leff, Lisa Moses, author.
- Published
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
- Locale
- Europe
France
Strasbourg
- Contents
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Szajkowski's Passon
2. A Usable Past
3. A Salvage Operation
4. The Parachutist
5. Partisans of the Exodus
6. The Fact Collector
7. French Losses
8. The Buyers
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
- Notes
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"In the aftermath of the Holocaust, Jewish historian Zosa Szajkowski stole tens of thousands of documents from France and sold them to libraries in the United States. To understand why he did it, Leff takes us "backstage" at the archives and reveals the powerful ideological, economic, and scientific forces that made Holocaust-era Jewish scholars care more deeply than ever before about preserving the remnants of their past"--Provided by the publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-273) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Szajkowski's Passon -- 2. A Usable Past -- 3. A Salvage Operation -- 4. The Parachutist -- 5. Partisans of the Exodus -- 6. The Fact Collector -- 7. French Losses -- 8. The Buyers -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
