Bibliograph

The archive thief, the man who salvaged French Jewish history in the wake of the Holocaust, Lisa Moses Leff

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Label

The archive thief, the man who salvaged French Jewish history in the wake of the Holocaust, Lisa Moses Leff

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-273) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The archive thief

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

893455457

Responsibility statement

Lisa Moses Leff

Series statement

The Oxford series on history and archives

Sub title

the man who salvaged French Jewish history in the wake of the Holocaust

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

Table Of Contents

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Szajkowski's passion -- 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

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