Hungarian Jews in the Age of Genocide: An Intellectual History, 1929-1948 (Central and Eastern Europe) (Central and Eastern Europe, 8)

In Hungarian Jews in the Age of Genocide , Ferenc Lacz� offers a pioneering intellectual history of how a major European Jewish community responded to its exceptional drama during the age of persecution and the unprecedented tragedy in its immediate aftermath. Hungarian Jews, The Last Major Jewish Community In The Nazi Sphere Of Influence By 1944, Constituted The Single Largest Group Of Victims Of Auschwitz-birkenau. In Hungarian Jews In The Age Of Genocide, Ferenc Laczó Draws On Hundreds Of Scholarly Articles, Historical Monographs, Witness Accounts As Well As Published Memoirs To Offer A Pioneering Exploration Of How This Prolific Jewish Community Responded To Its Exceptional Drama And Unprecedented Tragedy. Analyzing Identity Options, Political Discourses, Historical Narratives And Cultural Agendas During The Local Age Of Persecution As Well As The Varied Interpretations Of Persecution And Annihilation In Their Immediate Aftermath, The Monograph Places The Devastating Story Of Hungarian Jews At The Dark Heart Of The European Jewish Experience In The 20th Century-- 1. Introduction -- 2. Jewish Studies In The Horthy Era -- 3. Intellectual Agendas In The Shadow Of Catastrophe -- 4. The Audible Voices Of The Persecuted -- 5. Articulating The Unprecedented -- 6. Narrating Survival -- 7. Documenting Responsibility -- 8. Conclusion -- Biographical Notes. By Ferenc Laczó. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 212-232) And Indexes. "Hungarian Jews, the last major Jewish community in the Nazi sphere of influence by 1944, constituted the single largest group of victims of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In Hungarian Jews in the Age of Genocide, Ferenc Laczó draws on hundreds of scholarly articles, historical monographs, witness accounts as well as published memoirs to offer a pioneering exploration of how this prolific Jewish community responded to its exceptional drama and unprecedented tragedy. Analyzing identity options, political discourses, historical narratives and cultural agendas during the local age of persecution as well as the varied interpretations of persecution and annihilation in their immediate aftermath, the monograph places the devastating story of Hungarian Jews at the dark heart of the European Jewish experience in the 20th century"-- Provided by publisher Hungarian Jews, the last major Jewish community in the Nazi sphere of influence by 1944, constituted the single largest group of victims of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In Hungarian Jews in the Age of Genocide Ferenc Laczó draws on hundreds of scholarly articles, historical monographs, witness accounts as well as published memoirs to offer a pioneering exploration of how this prolific Jewish community responded to its exceptional drama and unprecedented tragedy. Analysing identity options, political discourses, historical narratives and cultural agendas during the local age of persecution as well as the varied interpretations of persecution and annihilation in their immediate aftermath, the monograph places the devastating story of Hungarian Jews at the dark heart of the European Jewish experience in the 20th century. Contents Acknowledgement Note from the Series Editors Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Jewish Studies in the Horthy Era Chapter 3 Intellectual Agendas in the Shadow of Catastrophe Chapter 4 The Audible Voices of the Persecuted Chapter 5 Articulating the Unprecedented Chapter 6 Narrating Survival Chapter 7 Interpreting Responsibility Chapter 8 Conclusion Biographical Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index