Langbeschreibung
In April 1945, Jean Améry was liberated from the Bergen Belsen concentration camp. A Jewish and political prisoner, he had been brutally tortured by the Nazis, and had also survived both Auschwitz and other infamous camps. His experiences during the Holocaust were made famous by his book At the Mind's Limits: Contemplations by a Survivor of Auschwitz and Its Realities.
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ForewordIntroductionEssays1. On the Impossible Obligation to Be a Jew2. Between Vietnam and Israel3. Virtuous Antisemitism4. The New Left's Approach to "Zionism"5. Jews, Leftists, Leftist Jews6. The New Antisemitism7. Shylock, Kitsch, and Its Hazards8. Virtuous Antisemitism9. The Limits of Solidarity10. My JewishnessEpilogueNote on SourcesBiographical TimelineContributor BiographiesIndex