Unveiling the Dynamics Behind the Holocaust in Hungary

A New Perspective on Unfolding Events and Enduring Debates

Moshe Barides (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

X, 212 Seiten

2025
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-162231-6 (ISBN)

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The Holocaust in Hungary was characterized by the collaboration between the Hungarian government and the German occupiers. It resulted in the systematic murder of a significant portion of Hungary's Jewish population, primarily during a short period between May and July 1944. This destruction represents one of the most perplexing chapters in Holocaust history. The book argues that it was primarily orchestrated by one man, Adolf Eichmann, influenced by four key factors: Nazi ideology, Hungarian antisemitism and collaboration, the compliance of the Jewish Council, and the passive role of influential figures like Franklin D. Roosevelt. The book further argues that Rudolf Kasztner and the Jewish Council acted mainly out of fear. Their compliance significantly shaped Eichmann's decisions and enabled him to rely on Hungarian help to gather victims. Bystanders, too, not only failed to save Jews-despite options available-but also influenced Eichmann's actions. Incorporating a novel analytical framework for analyzing risk factors and triggers for genocide, and highlighting bystander responsibilities, Moshe Barides proposes new terminology to help prevent future atrocities.

Moshe Barides, Touro University, New York City, USA.

"Moshe Barides approaches the Holocaust in Hungary with academic rigor and innovative thought. His nuanced analysis of the interplay between triggers and risk factors provides new understandings for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Additionally, he approaches the role and decision-making of Eichmann with new insights that will shape how we conceptualize the role of complicit bystanders and perpetrators of genocide."- Carson Phillips, Gratz College, Pennsylvania, USA.

Erscheinungsdatum	24.07.2025
Reihe/Serie	De Gruyter Series in Holocaust Studies and Antisemitism
Zusatzinfo	28 b/w ill.
Verlagsort	Berlin/Boston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	443 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Schlagworte	Adolf Eichmann • Collaboration • Hungary • jewish council • Jewish Councils • Judenrat • Kollaboration • Ungarn
ISBN-10	3-11-162231-2 / 3111622312
ISBN-13	978-3-11-162231-6 / 9783111622316
Zustand	Neuware