How reliable are testimonies of the Holocaust?
1. Coady, C.A.J, Testimony: A Philosophical Study, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992).
I chose this secondary source as Coady provides a broad outlook on testimonies, attempting to provide a definition, or in this case multiple. Throughout the book Coady defends testimonies, arguing that they are a great source of knowledge and help aid our understanding of events. Thus, this source will be helpful in providing a clear definition, when discussing the reliability of Holocaust testimonies in the essay.
2. Cohen, Boaz, and Beate Müller, ‘A Teacher and his Students: Child Holocaust Testimonies from Early Postwar Polish Bytom’, East European Jewish Affairs 46 (2016), 68-115.
I chose this article as it provides testimonies of children who survived the Holocaust and there struggle between Jews and non-Jews, before the extermination by …show more content…
Greenbaum, describes his attempt to escape from a slave labour camp in Poland, with his sister and a Jewish Policeman; both of whom were shot. I believe this will be a credible source for my essay, supporting the argument that testimonies are reliable, as it comes from a survivor who witnessed the shootings of close family members.
7. Horowitz, Sara R., ‘Rethinking Holocaust Testimony: The Making and Unmaking of the Witness’, Cardozo Studies in Law and Literature 4 (1992), 45-68.
I chose Horowitz’s article on Holocaust testimonies, as she argues testimonies; especially those written, do not have the same effect as the event that took place. Horowitz, contends that those who did survive are not true witnesses, as the ones that are, are dead. Thus, her article will be beneficial in my argument that testimonies are in fact unreliable, as they do not come from ‘true’ observers.
8. Langer, Lawrence L, Holocaust Testimonies: The Ruins of Memory (London: Yale University Press,
1. Coady, C.A.J, Testimony: A Philosophical Study, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992).
I chose this secondary source as Coady provides a broad outlook on testimonies, attempting to provide a definition, or in this case multiple. Throughout the book Coady defends testimonies, arguing that they are a great source of knowledge and help aid our understanding of events. Thus, this source will be helpful in providing a clear definition, when discussing the reliability of Holocaust testimonies in the essay.
2. Cohen, Boaz, and Beate Müller, ‘A Teacher and his Students: Child Holocaust Testimonies from Early Postwar Polish Bytom’, East European Jewish Affairs 46 (2016), 68-115.
I chose this article as it provides testimonies of children who survived the Holocaust and there struggle between Jews and non-Jews, before the extermination by …show more content…
Greenbaum, describes his attempt to escape from a slave labour camp in Poland, with his sister and a Jewish Policeman; both of whom were shot. I believe this will be a credible source for my essay, supporting the argument that testimonies are reliable, as it comes from a survivor who witnessed the shootings of close family members.
7. Horowitz, Sara R., ‘Rethinking Holocaust Testimony: The Making and Unmaking of the Witness’, Cardozo Studies in Law and Literature 4 (1992), 45-68.
I chose Horowitz’s article on Holocaust testimonies, as she argues testimonies; especially those written, do not have the same effect as the event that took place. Horowitz, contends that those who did survive are not true witnesses, as the ones that are, are dead. Thus, her article will be beneficial in my argument that testimonies are in fact unreliable, as they do not come from ‘true’ observers.
8. Langer, Lawrence L, Holocaust Testimonies: The Ruins of Memory (London: Yale University Press,