The archive thief, the man who salvaged French Jewish history in the wake of the Holocaust, Lisa Moses Leff
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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 245-273) 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 Passon -- 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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- Jews -- France -- Strasbourg -- Archival resources
- Manuscripts + Mutilation, defacement, etc -- France -- Strasbourg -- History -- 20th century
- Archival materials -- France -- Strasbourg
- Jews -- Europe -- History -- Archival resources
- Theft -- France -- Strasbourg -- History -- 20th century
- Jewish historians -- Biography
- Szajkowski, Zosa, 1911-1978
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- Creator1
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- Jews -- France -- Strasbourg -- Archival resources
- Manuscripts + Mutilation, defacement, etc -- France -- Strasbourg -- History -- 20th century
- Archival materials -- France -- Strasbourg
- Jews -- Europe -- History -- Archival resources
- Theft -- France -- Strasbourg -- History -- 20th century
- Jewish historians -- Biography
- Szajkowski, Zosa, 1911-1978
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