October 16, 1943: Eight Jews

October 16, 1943: Eight Jews

For more than 50 years, Giacomo Debenedetti's October 16, 1943 has been considered one of the best accounts of the shockingly brief roundup of 1000 Roman Jews from the oldest Jewish community in Europe for the gas chambers of Auschwitz. Completed a year after the event, Debenedetti's intimate details and vivid glimpses into the lives of the victims are especially poignant because Debenedetti himself was there to witness the event, which forced him and his entire family into hiding. This collection also includes Eight Jews, the companion piece to October 16, 1943, which was written in response to testimony about the Ardeatine Cave Massacres of March 24, 1944. In this essay, Debenedetti offers insights into the grisly horror and into assumptions about racial equality. Both of these works appear together, giving American readers a glimpse into the extraordinary mind of the man who was Italy's foremost critic of 20th century literature.
Country USA
Brand University of Notre Dame Press
Manufacturer University of Notre Dame Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2001-09-15
UnitCount 1
Format Download: Adobe Reader
EANs 9780268037130

Country	USA
Brand	University of Notre Dame Press
Manufacturer	University of Notre Dame Press
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2001-09-15
UnitCount	1
Format	Download: Adobe Reader
EANs	9780268037130

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