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Welcome to the holocaust chronicle web site t his is a notforprofit project. The holocaust offers a sweeping look at the final solution, covering not only nazi policies, but also how jews and foreign governments perceived and responded to the unfolding nightmare. Jun 20, 2015 tagged as claudia moscovici, holocaust memories claudia moscovici, holocaust memory, jewish studies, judaic studies, leni yahil, nazi germany, the holocaust, why did the world allow the holocaust to happen, why were so few jews saved during the holocaust, wwii. Until 2004, yahil was a member of the editorial board of yad vashem studies, where she advocated for an approach to holocaust research that relied on both jewish and nonjewish sources. Representing twenty years of research and reflection, leni yahils book won the shazar prize, one of israels highest awards for historical work. Why, then, do we have another large book on the subject.
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