LEADER 03282cam a2200445 i 4500001 258562 005 20170810164703.0 008 170725s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 2016049025 035 (OCoLC)ocn961388565 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dYDX |dBTCTA |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dHUC |dYDX |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCLCA |dBDX |dJ9U |dLHM 020 9781412865036 |q(hardcover) 020 1412865034 |q(hardcover) 020 9781412865609 |q(paperback) 020 1412865603 |q(paperback) 042 pcc 050 00 BJ1286.A6 |bS56 2017 049 LHMA 100 1 Shostak, Arthur B., |eauthor. 245 10 Stealth altruism : |bforbidden care as Jewish resistance in the Holocaust / |cArthur B. Shostak. 264 1 New York, NY : |bTransaction Publishers, |c[2017] 300 xxxvi, 319 pages ; |c23 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 "Though it has been nearly seventy years since the Holocaust, the human capacity for evil displayed by its perpetrators is still shocking and haunting. But the story of the Nazi attempt to annihilate European Jewry is not all we should remember of that horrifying time. An overlooked, empowering, and inspiring corollary--the Help Story--tells of secret, non-militant, high-risk efforts by Jewish victims to lessen the suffering of others. These acts of stealth altruism remind us of our inherent longing to do good even in situations of devastating brutality. Stealth Altruism explores forbidden acts of kindness: sharing scarce clothing and food rations, holding up weakened fellow prisoners during roll call, secretly replacing an ailing friend in a work detail, and much more. Arthur Shostak explores the motivation behind this dangerous behavior, how it differed when in or out of sight, who provided and undermined forbidden care, the difference of care between men and women, how and why gentiles aided forbidden care attempts, and, most importantly, how might its current and costly obscurity soon be corrected? To date, memorialization has emphasized what was done to victims and sidelined what victims tried to do for one another. These "Carers" provide an inspiring model for all of humanity and their profound efforts must be taught alongside the horrors. Humanity needs such inspiration, and the "Carers" deserve overdue credit for their bravery and altruism"-- |cProvided by publisher. 611 07 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00958866 650 0 Altruism. 650 0 Love |xReligious aspects |xJudaism. 650 0 Motivation (Psychology) 650 0 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 650 7 Altruism. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00806239 650 7 Love |xReligious aspects |xJudaism. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01002796 650 7 Motivation (Psychology) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01027516 650 4 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 650 4 World War, 1939-1945 |xConcentration camps. 648 7 1939-1945 |2fast 776 08 |iOnline version:Shostak, Arthur B. |tStealth altruism. |dNew Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, [2017] |z9781412864534 |w(DLC) 2016049932 852 0 |bstacks |hBJ1286.A6 |iS56 2017