1. Terms of debate : Finding a name to define a horror ; Laying the foundation: the visionary role of Philip Friedman ; Creating a field of study: Raul Hilberg ; Survivors in America: an uncomfortable encounter ; "Holocaust" in American popular culture, 1947-1962
State of the question : The Eichmann trial and the Arendt debate ; "Holocaust": shedding light on America's shortcomings ; A post-holocaust protest generation creates its memories ; Faith in the wake of Auschwitz: shifting theologies ; The baby boom protesters ; From the Mideast to Moscow: holocaust redux? ; Survivors: from DPs to witnesses ; Severed alliances ; The holocaust and the small screen ; America and the holocaust: playing the blame game ; The White House: whose holocaust? ; The Kremlin versus Wiesel: identifying the victims
In a new key : Counting the victims, skewing the numbers ; An obsession with the holocaust? ; A Jewish critique ; The Bitburg affair: The "Watergate of symbolism" ; Memory booms as the world forgets ; Assaults on the holocaust normalization, denial, and trivialization ; The uniqueness battle ; Impassioned attacks ; Competitive genocides? ; The holocaust versus all others ; Scaring the people: on how not to proceed.
Series Page; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Terms of Debate; Finding a Name to Define a Horror; Laying the Foundation. The Visionary Role of Philip Friedman; Creating a Field of Study. Raul Hilberg; Survivors in America. An Uncomfortable Encounter; "Holocaust" in American Popular Culture, 1947-1962; 2. State of the Question; The Eichmann Trial and the Arendt Debate; "Holocaust". Shedding Light on America's Shortcomings; A Post-Holocaust Protest Generation Creates Its Memories; Faith in the Wake of Auschwitz. Shifting Theologies.
The Baby Boom ProtestersFrom the Mideast to Moscow. Holocaust Redux?; Survivors. From DPs to Witnesses; Severed Alliances; The Holocaust and the Small Screen; America and the Holocaust. Playing the Blame Game; The White House. Whose Holocaust?; The Kremlin versus Wiesel. Identifying the Victims; 3. In a New Key; Counting the Victims, Skewing the Numbers; An Obsession with the Holocaust? A Jewish Critique; The Bitburg Affair. The "Watergate of Symbolism"; Memory Booms as the World Forgets; Assaults on the Holocaust. Normalization, Denial, and Trivialization; The Uniqueness Battle.
Impassioned AttacksCompetitive Genocides? The Holocaust versus All Others; Scaring the People. On How Not to Proceed; Notes; Index; About the Author.
