Shoah or Ha Shoah is the Hebrew term for the Holocaust. Yale professor Geoffrey Hartman explores the universal aspect of Shoah literature in this inaugural lecture of the George J. Wittenstein lecture series which commemorates the civic courage of Dr. George J. Wittenstein, member of two resistance groups against Hitler's dictatorship. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14180]

Geoffrey Hartman: Shoah Literature The Universal Aspect

Scholars and witnesses present evidence documenting the mass atrocities that took place from 1933 through to the end of World War II in 1945, giving voice to the memories of the 6 million Jews and 5 million other victims who were murdered throughout Nazi Germany and German-occupied territories under the command of Adolf Hitler.

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Geoffrey Hartman: Shoah Literature The Universal Aspect

Geoffrey Hartman: Shoah Literature The Universal Aspect