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Stealth Altruism - Forbidden Care as Jewish Resistance in the Holocaust (Paperback)
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Stealth Altruism - Forbidden Care as Jewish Resistance in the Holocaust (Paperback)
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Though it has been nearly seventy years since the Holocaust, the
human capacity for evil displayed by its perpetrators is still
shocking and haunting. But the story of the Nazi attempt to
annihilate European Jewry is not all we should remember. Stealth
Altruism tells of secret, non-militant, high-risk efforts by
"Carers," those victims who tried to reduce suffering and improve
everyone's chances of survival. Their empowering acts of altruism
remind us of our inherent longing to do good even in situations of
extraordinary brutality. Arthur B. Shostak explores forbidden acts
of kindness, such as sharing scarce clothing and food rations,
holding up weakened fellow prisoners during roll call, secretly
replacing an ailing friend in an exhausting work detail, and much
more. To date, memorialization has emphasized what was done to
victims and sidelined what victims tried to do for one another.
"Carers" provide an inspiring model and their perilous efforts
should be recognized and taught alongside the horrors of the
Holocaust. Humanity needs such inspiration.
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