Bibliograph

And the crooked shall be made straight, the Eichmann trial, the Jewish catastrophe, and Hannah Arendt's narrative, Jacob Robinson

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And the crooked shall be made straight, the Eichmann trial, the Jewish catastrophe, and Hannah Arendt's narrative, Jacob Robinson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 282-374) Bibliography: p. 375-406

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

And the crooked shall be made straight

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

717759

Responsibility statement

Jacob Robinson

Sub title

the Eichmann trial, the Jewish catastrophe, and Hannah Arendt's narrative

Summary

Critique of the case as presented in H. Arendt's "Eichmann in Jerusalem", giving a re-evaluation of the available evidence

Table Of Contents

1. Adolf Eichmann: the man and his work -- Background and character -- Authority and activities -- Attitude toward his work -- Eichmann's conscience and the "new type of criminal" -- Concluding remarks -- 2. War crimes trials and international law -- Law in theory and practice -- The legal basis for war crimes trials -- Crimes against humanity and crimes against the Jewish people -- Concluding remarks -- 3. The Eichmann Trial -- Purpose of the trial -- Jurisdiction of the court -- Conduct of the trial -- The judgment and its execution -- By-products of the trial -- Concluding remarks -- 4. Jewish behavior in the face of disaster -- The charge of Jewish cooperation -- The administration of Hitler's Europe -- Some preliminary observations on the study of the catastrophe -- Origins of the Jewish Councils -- Authority, influence, and activities of the Jewish Councils: tragic choices -- Behavior of the victims -- Jewish special units -- By whom and by what means could Jews have been rescued? -- Jewish resistance and the will to live -- Concluding remarks -- The fate of Jews in specific areas and periods -- Austria -- The "Protectorate" and Theresienstadt -- France -- Belgium -- The Netherlands -- Norway -- Denmark -- Italy -- Yugoslavia -- Bulgaria -- Romania -- Hungary -- Slovakia -- Finland -- Germany -- Concluding remarks -- Notes on chapters 1 to 5 -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Bibliography -- Part I. Books and articles on the Eichmann Trial -- Part II. Institutions -- Part III. Reference works

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