"Preventing Auschwitz From Happening Again" Book Talk

Many attempts have been made since the end of World War II to represent the Holocaust, an event so traumatic that some believe it cannot be represented at all. The approaches range from historical representations, survivor accounts, theoretical and psychological representations to cultural representations including music, film, art, literature, and poetry. But is it sufficient to search for reasons and explanations to understand a catastrophe like the mass murder of the European Jewry? How can words, images, or historical facts express Auschwitz? Can literary representations and film make a difference in regards to accomplishing the ultimate goal of preventing Auschwitz from happening again? The purpose of this book is to help find answers to some of these fundamental questions. More specifically, this study explores the contribution of literature, poetry, and film to keeping collective memory alive. This book investigates the contribution of literature, poetry, and film in representing the Holocaust…