The End of the Holocaust

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In this provocative work, Alvin H. Rosenfeld contends that theproliferation of books, films, television programs, museums, and publiccommemorations related to the Holocaust has, perversely, brought about a diminutionof its meaning and a denigration of its memory. Investigating a wide range of eventsand cultural phenomena, such as Ronald Reagan's 1985 visit to the German cemetery atBitburg, the distortions of Anne Frank's story, and the ways in which the Holocausthas been depicted by such artists and filmmakers as Judy Chicago and StevenSpielberg, Rosenfeld charts the cultural forces that have minimized the Holocaust inpopular perceptions. He contrasts these with sobering representations by Holocaustwitnesses such as Jean Am ry, Primo Levi, Elie Wiesel, and Imre Kert sz. The bookconcludes with a powerful warning about the possible consequences of "the end of theHolocaust" in public consciousness.