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Sprawcy, ofiary i inni
Perpetrators, Victims, and Others

Author(s): Jan Tomasz Gross
Subject(s): Review
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Centrum Badań nad Zagładą Żydów & IFiS PAN
Keywords: bystanders; victims; perpetrators; facilitators; beneficiaries; Raul Hilberg; violence; Holocaust

Summary/Abstract: Given the extent of violence meted out during the Holocaust and a cultural obligation to counter violence the author argues that a disengaged attitude of a „bystander” is inconceivable. The third term characterizing people’s attitudes during the Holocaust – in addition to victims and perpetrators – should rather be beneficiaries or facilitators.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 885-888
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish