Category:  Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz

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+ August Landmesser,  Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz, holocaust, József Debreczeni, martin luther king, jr, world war ii

How Do Individuals Descend Into Brutal Savagery? Part II

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In Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz, József Debreczeni provides a detailed and graphic recounting of his time in Nazi concentration camps during 1944–1945. While in Eule, Debreczeni speaks with other individuals about the ease with which people fall into savagery, becoming part and parcel of the atrocities, violence, and murder enacted against their neighbors. Debreczeni contemplates how people who have given the … Read More How Do Individuals Descend Into Brutal Savagery? Part II

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+ Auschwitz,  Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz, holocaust, József Debreczeni, world war ii

How Do Individuals Descend Into Brutal Savagery?: Part I

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Last year, I read multiple books about World War II, a few of which I included in my Reverberations of World War II course during the fall. These included novels by Anna Seghers, Victor Serge, Magada Szabó, and more. Along with these, I also read some memoirs that detailed individuals’ experiences in the concentration camps in occupied territories during the war. These included Dr. Miklos Nyiszli’s Auschwitz: … Read More How Do Individuals Descend Into Brutal Savagery?: Part I

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