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The Language of the Third Reich
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People are forever quoting Talleyrand’s remark that language is only there in order to hide the thoughts of the diplomat (or for that matter of any other shrewd and dubious person). But in fact the…

Contributor:

Victor Klemperer

Places:

Dölzschen, East Germany (Dölzschen, Germany)

Date:

1947

Subjects:

Language and linguistics, Nazis, Memory, Psychology, Holocaust

Categories:

Pedagogy & Schooling, Political Culture
The Commanding Voice of Auschwitz
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What does the Voice of Auschwitz command? Jews are forbidden to hand Hitler posthumous victories. They are commanded to survive as Jews, lest the Jewish people perish. They are commanded to remember…

Contributor:

Emil L. Fackenheim

Places:

Toronto, Canada

Date:

1969

Subjects:

Holocaust, Memory, Antisemitism, Human rights, Secular Judaism

Categories:

Pedagogy & Schooling, Science & philosophy