Tango of death : : the creation of a Holocaust legend / / by Willem de Haan.
"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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| Superior document: | Jews, Judaism, and the arts ; volume 3 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ; Boston : : Brill,, 2023. ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jews, Judaism, and the arts ;
v. 3. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (136 pages). |
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| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-131) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004525078 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Willem de Haan. |