In the aftermath of the Holocaust; Jewish historian Zosa Szajkowski gathered up tens of thousands of documents from Nazi buildings in Berlin; and later; public archives and private synagogues in France; and moved them all; illicitly; to New York. In The Archive Thief; Lisa Moses Leff reconstructs Szajkowski's story in all its ambiguity. Born into poverty in Russian Poland; Szajkowski first made his name in Paris as a communist journalist. In the late 1930s; as he saw the threats to Jewish safety rising in Europe; he broke with the party and committed himself to defending his people in a new way; as a scholar associated with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Following a harrowing 1941 escape from France and U.S. army service; Szajkowski struggled to remake his life as a historian; eking out a living as a YIVO archivist in postwar New York. His scholarly output was tremendous nevertheless; he published scores of studies on French Jewish history that opened up new ways of thinking about Jewish emancipation; modernization; and the rise of modern antisemitism. But underlying Szajkowski's scholarly accomplishments were the documents he stole; moved; and eventually sold to American and Israeli research libraries; where they remain today. Part detective story; part analysis of the construction of history; The Archive Thief offers a window into the debates over the rightful ownership of contested Jewish archives and the powerful ideological; economic; and psychological forces that have made Jewish scholars care so deeply about preserving the remnants of their past.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good review on classic strategies; not so much on contemporaryBy Darius HintonGood quick review of the basic military strategies; although the section on cyber was lacking; severely.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. SHORT BUT POTENTBy Francis G. HoffmanInvaluable; should probably be issued to all grad school programs. The clarity and conciseness of expression is superb; useful for novices to senior military professionals.6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Gratitude to Those Who ServeBy Aaron D BrockmanMy most interesting College courses were taught by scholars like this author. Not only are the points this book makes superbly articulated; but the examples highlight the practical real-world implications that learning...Real Learning is supposed to accomplish. Lucky are the men and women who defend our Nation who have had; and continue to have; the opportunity to Really Learn from a gentleman of this stature.
