The Auschwitz Sonderkommando Testimonies, Histories, Representations

This book is the first to bring together analyses of the full range of post-war testimony given by survivors of the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Auschwitz Sonderkommando were slave labourers in the gas chambers and crematoria, forced to proce

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The Auschwitz Sonderkommando Testimonies, Histories, Representations

Nicholas Chare and Dominic Williams

The Holocaust and its Contexts Series Editors Claus-Christian W. Szejnmann Loughborough University Loughborough, UK Ben Barkow The Wiener Library London, UK

More than sixty years on, the Holocaust remains a subject of intense debate with ever-widening ramifications. This series aims to demonstrate the continuing relevance of the Holocaust and related issues in contemporary society, politics and culture; studying the Holocaust and its history broadens our understanding not only of the events themselves but also of their present-day significance. The series acknowledges and responds to the continuing gaps in our knowledge about the events that constituted the Holocaust, the various forms in which the Holocaust has been remembered, interpreted and discussed, and the increasing importance of the Holocaust today to many individuals and communities. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14433

Nicholas Chare · Dominic Williams

The Auschwitz Sonderkommando Testimonies, Histories, Representations

Nicholas Chare Université de Montréal Montreal, QC, Canada

Dominic Williams University of Leeds Leeds, UK

The Holocaust and its Contexts ISBN 978-3-030-11490-9 ISBN 978-3-030-11491-6  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11491-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018967212 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Detail of the scale model of crematorium II at Auschwitz-Birkenau on display in the permanent exhibition of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The model was sculpted by Mieczyslaw Stobierski based on contemporary documents and