Tango of death: the creation of a Holocaust legend

"A legend that captures the imagination of audiences and shapes representations of the Holocaust is that in Nazi concentration camps Jewish musicians were forced to play a Tango of Death as men, women and children made their way to the gas chambers. This book traces the origins of this legend t...

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1. Verfasser: Haan, Willem de 1945- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2023]
Schriftenreihe:Jews, Judaism, and the arts volume 3
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Zusammenfassung:"A legend that captures the imagination of audiences and shapes representations of the Holocaust is that in Nazi concentration camps Jewish musicians were forced to play a Tango of Death as men, women and children made their way to the gas chambers. This book traces the origins of this legend to a little known concentration camp in Ukraine where musicians were forced to perform a Jewish tango before they were murdered themselves. By reconstructing the creation of this legend, the book shows how the actual history is hidden, distorted, or even lost altogether"--
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (136 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9789004525061
DOI:10.1163/9789004525078