ISBN : 9780190690588
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.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Szajkowski's Passion
Chapter 2: A Usable Past
Chapter 3: A Salvage Operation
Chapter 4: The Parachutist
Chapter 5: Partisans of the Exodus
Chapter 6: The Fact Collector
Chapter 7: French Losses
Chapter 8: The Buyers
Conclusion
Bibliography of works by Z. Szajkowski
General Bibliography