Voice to the silent Ravensbrück was the only major Nazi concentration camp for women. Between 1939 and 1945; it was the site of murder by slave labor; torture; starvation; shooting; lethal injection; medical experimentation; and gassing. In its six-year history; 132;000 women from twenty-seven countries were imprisoned in Ravensbrück. Only about 15;000 in all survived. Jewish Women Prisoners of Ravensbrück reclaims the lost identities of these victims. Together with a team of researchers; Judith Buber Agassi interviewed 138 survivors of Ravensbrück on four continents. Using the survivor testimonies to corroborate her research from major archives in Germany; Israel; and the United States; as well as from transport and death registration lists and from records that were smuggled out of the camp before liberation; Buber Agassi constructs an image of the women of Ravensbrück: their countries of origin; age distribution; professional roles prior to the war; religious backgrounds; and the types of social interactions and emotional support that existed among and between the various groups of women. To date; Buber Agassi has recovered the identity of over 16;000 Ravensbrück prisoners. Now in paperback; this study of Ravenbrück; largely overlooked in favor of more notorious killing campus; continues the female approach to understanding the Holocaust.
#470322 in Books Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola 1996-07-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.27 x .22 x 5.42l; .27 #File Name: 089526713671 pagesOration on the Dignity of Man
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Classic for todayBy D. F. CicoraThis short work; which has at times been termed the written "humanist manifesto;" should be required reading. Pico lays out his argument as to why all humanity has an inherent dignity. While his perspective is 15th century; the influence in the Western world was profound. At no other time; or place; or in the context of any other culture or religion; was such a statement ever made. All other claims of human dignity as we understand it today; have evolved from this. Pico referred to all of the world's known systems of beliefs and philosophies; as he wrote this Oration (which was actually his introduction to his proposed disputation of his 900 Theses).I highly recommend reading at least the first half and then turning to Richard Tarnas'; The Passion of the Western Mind; in order to have a basic understanding of Pico's place in Western cultural history. The influence upon the United Nations original Declaration on Human Rights and several documents issued by the Vatican in 1965; and beyond; see Nostra Aetate; Humanitae Dignitatis; is evident. The other monotheistic traditions and nations of the world should follow with similar statements.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Justin GareyPull quotes from this book for your essay and your professor will get a erection.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Tori T.Perfect condition; purchased as a school textbook.
