Reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering second edition new york. Jan 01, 2000 the holocaust industry, however, deals with a different subject. Reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering by norman g. It was not israels alleged weakness and isolation, not the fear of a second holocaust, but rather its proven strength and strategic alliance with the united states that led jewish elites to gear up the holocaust industry after june 1967. Anyone who offers to sell a skinny little book which normally would go for 7 to 10 dollars, for the grand sum of 23 dollars, either does not want his book to circulate widely, or else is. The holocaust was a tragedy for some and an opportunity for others. Finkelstein moves from an interrogation of the place the holocaust has come to occupy in american culture to a disturbing examination of recent holocaust compensation agreements. While some of finkelsteins attacks are unjustified, particularly those against the state of israel and its supporters, his courageous attacks on the financial extortions by groups like the wjc are. The holocaust industry reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering the holocaust is the worlds most appalling massacre. According to finkelstein, this holocaust industry has corrupted jewish culture and the. Far more than the 6 million died but they are just mug punters.
The current campaign of the holocaust industry to extort money from europe in the name of needy holocaust victims has shrunk the moral stature of their martyrdom to that of a. The assault on holocaust memory 7 battled and, in some instances, under outright attack. There is a holocaust industry opinion the guardian. The jewish holocaust was a runofthemill horror in a century that saw many horrors, no worse than the armenian holocaust, or the cambodian holocaust, or the russian holocaust, or the rwandan holocaust, or the ukrainian holocaust, and arguably no worse, at the level of individual suffering, than the palestinian naqba. In the pages that follow, i will argue that the holocaust is an ideological representation of the nazi holocaust. The holocaust industry is a serious milestone in the shoah narrative and it will continue to act as a bulwark against revisionism.
I was born in holland 10 years after the end of the war. To deepen awareness of the crimes committed during the holocaust. Jun 14, 2007 and, although the holocaust industry is finkelstein s most frequently cited book in defamatory attempts to cast him as a holocaust denier and a denier of justice to holocaust survivors, image. Although he appears to be, oh, so politically correct now, he didnt find it inappropriate to suggest that i resembled the nazis who gassed my family. Indeed, the holocaust industry forecasts billions in residuals while simultaneously avowing that it cant even afford health care for elderly holocaust victims. As world war ii came to an end and the dust began to settle, over the years it became clear that changes had to be made in order to address the moral failures that had. Finkelstein should be credited for writing a wellresearched book that can help shut down the holocaust industry when the public becomes aware of its dishonesty and its vulgar exploitation of jewish suffering. Because the holocaust memorial day has nothing to do with the nazi holocaust. It became the midas touch of many scholars, writers and publishing houses. Jan 26, 2000 since the late 1960s, there has developed a kind of holocaust industry which has made a cult of the nazi holocaust. Abba eban used to remark, there is no business such as showa business. He made a joke, but the rise of holocaust industry should be a concern to jews and holocaust survivors as well. Books like the holocaust industry can help us if we let them. He is vocal against israels crimes against palestinians, and is strongly opposed to using one of the worst tragedies in history to justify genocide.
Jewish american historian norman finkelstein argues in his explosive new book, the holocaust industry. The holocaust industry, however, deals with a different subject. There is a vast zionist holocaust industry that promotes the ideology of jewish exceptionalism and manipulation of the number of jewish victims in germany during wwii 17. Zionists tell us that some 6 million jews lost their lives and that adolf had a policy of exterminating them. My parents often wondered why i would grow so indignant at the falsification and exploitation of the nazi genocide. Reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering kindle edition by finkelstein, norman g download it once and read it on your. Finkelstein moves from an interrogation of the place the holocaust has come to occupy in american culture to a. Preface to german paperback edition of the holocaust industry.
Birth of the holocaust industry finkelstein unexpurgated 10. Incidentally, when my book, the holocaust industry, came out in 2000, freedland wrote that i was closer to the people who created the holocaust than to those who suffered in it. But thats no bad thing at all, and those who seek to attack it and denigrate its worth are taking. My parents suffered horribly in the bombardment of roterdam, the occupation, and the hunger winter of 194445, at the end of which my mother had a baby that only lived for 10 days. All it is, is an ideological weapon of israel and its supporters to immunize israel and its supporters from criticism. The holocaust is generally thought of as the genocide of roughly 6 million jewish people during world war ii. The drive for reparations, headed up by organizations such as the world. Download file to see previous pages in 2000,norman finkelstein published his book the holocaust industry. Norman finkelsteins the holocaust industry term paper. Holocaust industry targeting poland polish club online. Oct 17, 2003 holocaust memorial day is observed in every country in the western world, there is a holocaust museum in every major city in america, and the holocaust industry is worth billions. The holocaust industrys latest frontier, says finkelstein, is cold cash. The holocaust industry is greatly uneven in its valueindeed, i cannot think of another recent work that is both so very good and so very bad. The holocaust industry interview with norman finkelstein.
In an iconoclastic and controversial study, norman g. The most obvious answer is that it has been used to justify criminal policies of the israeli state and us support for these policies. Its two pages in britains daily mail and the guardian is serializing it. Holocaust memorial day is observed in every country in the western world, there is a holocaust museum in every major city in america, and the holocaust industry is worth billions. And the purpose of this industry is, in my view, ethnic aggrandisement in particular, to deflect criticism of the state of israel and to deflect criticism of. An overview 21 2 these children, called the rhineland bastards by germans, were the offspring of german women and african soldiers from french colonies who were stationed in the 1920s in the rhineland, a demilitarized zone the allies established after world war i as a buffer between germany and western europe. As the rendering of the holocaust assumed ever more absurd forms, my mother liked to quote with intentional irony henry ford. May, 2018 finkelstein is the author of many books, including the holocaust industry and method and madness, published by robinson. Norman finkelsteins the holocaust industry and the fight. In these conflicts, too, the holocaust proved to be a potent ideological weapon. Selectedimagesandquotations this photograph was taken at a vacation resort near auschwitz in poland. Reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering 2nd by finkelstein, norman g. Reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering.
The outrage it evoked from what he calls the jewishholocaustisrael establishment resulted in losing his assistant professorship at hunter college in new york city since then. Memory can still enable us to recognise new victims, extend sensitivity and monitor signs of impending genocide. Reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering that holocaust remembrance has been exploited by the jewish establishment. The issues on which the arguments typically turn have less to do with the holocaust as a historical event than with accusations about the manipulative use of the holocaust as an exaggerated element of contemporary jewish identity. This book is both an anatomy and an indictment of the holocaust industry. Sep 19, 2000 this book is a personal intervention because the holocaust industry has disfigured, deformed and corrupted the memory of jewish peoples suffering during world war ii, finkelstein says. The tales of holocaust survivorsall concentration camp inmates, all heroes. Of course, finkelstein was right there is a holocaust industry, and a thriving one at that. Reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering kindle edition by finkelstein, norman g download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In his iconoclastic and controversial study, norman g. Since the late 1960s, there has developed a kind of holocaust industry which has made a cult of the nazi holocaust. Reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering is a 2000 book by norman finkelstein, in which the author argues that the american. Reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering, verso, new york, 2000. Finkelstein moves from an interrogation of the place the holocaust has come to occupy in global culture to.
The holocaust was a horrific event in our history and it is one that will never be forgotten, especially given the fact that the impact of the event can still be felt worldwide. So the person who actually did stick his head above the parapet is norman finkelstein who wrote this deeply shocking but hardly surprising book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the holocaust industry. If youre like me and have been through the american education system, you as a child may have never learned a word of greek or latin, the history of the bible or been assigned to read a work by a great philosopher. Some definitions include the mass murder of other groups as well including romani gypsies, homosexuals, soviet pows, blacks, and more, and some numbers suggest that between 10 and 11 million civilians and pows were murdered during this. Learning more about holocaust history while the basics of the holocaust are fairly wellknown, a surprising and alarming number of people dont fully understand the magnitude of this tragic time period or the history leading up to it and what happened during it. Reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering is a 2000 book by norman finkelstein, in which the author argues that the american jewish establishment exploits the memory of the nazi holocaust for political and financial gain, as well as to further the interests of israel.
It was not until the arabisraeli war of 1967, when israels evident strength brought it into line with us foreign policy, that memory of the holocaust began to. May 03, 2016 incidentally, when my book, the holocaust industry, came out in 2000, freedland wrote that i was closer to the people who created the holocaust than to those who suffered in it. Finkelstein on the new antisemitism and the holocaust industry. Learning more about holocaust history hitlers children. Norman finkelsteins the holocaust industry counter. Decrying the squandering of their compensation monies, 20,000 holocaust victims formed a new organization in june 2001, holocaust survivors foundation usa. He claims,on his webpage,that its publication marked the beginning of the end of his academic career.
The holocaust industry minimises the suffering of nonjews in ww2. Finkelstein quotes author of the holocaust industry. Robinson has also worked on books by writers including julian assange. In it, finkelstein discusses how the nazi holocaust was used to service norman finkelstein is the son of two holocaust survivors. Reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering norman g. Finkelstein and the holocaust industry by germar rudolf. Birth of the holocaust industry finkelstein unexpurgated. Holocaust industry targeting poland 04022018 jan peczkis historia, ksiazka, polski, popularne no comments i was amazed when i received a letter from some american evangelicals organization, in which they asked for donations to elderly jewish poor in israel. The holocaust industry has nothing to do with the nazi holocaust. Highly recommended to those who value truth, justice, and indeed history. Treaties, agreements, memorials, iconic buildings and sometimes the city itself may be construed as.
A bestseller throughout europe, the middle east and the americas, and already translated into sixteen languages, the holocaust industry was hailed by the guardian newspaper in london as the most controversial book of the year when it was originally published in 2000. Finkelsteins book is a call for jewish suffering to be seen as. Souvent virulent et rafraichissant, the holocaust in american life nest pas une critique systematique. Z magazine the reality of the nazi holocaust remains. Dec 03, 2007 of course, finkelstein was right there is a holocaust industry, and a thriving one at that. Indeed, the field of holocaust studies is replete with nonsense if not sheer fraud. Finkelstein on the new antisemitism and the holocaust. Finkelstein moves from an interrogation of the place the holocaust has come to occupy in american culture to. And the purpose of this industry is, in my view, ethnic aggrandisement in particular, to deflect criticism of the state of israel and to deflect criticism of jews generally, professor finkelstein says. Web only features may 17, 2016 norman finkelsteins the holocaust industry and the fight to make all suffering count. Finkelstein is the author of many books, including the holocaust industry and method and madness, published by robinson. Preface to german paperback edition of the holocaust industry excerpt. The holocaust industry reflections on the exploitation of jewish suffering year.
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