Gershenson’s book on Soviet Holocaust films is published
“The Phantom Holocaust: Soviet Cinema And Jewish Catastrophe,” by Olga Gershenson, associate professor of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, was published last week by Rutgers University Press.The work tells the story of unknown, forgotten or banned Holocaust films in the Soviet Union. Gershenson draws on archival research and in-depth interviews to tell the sometimes tragic and sometimes triumphant stories of filmmakers who found authentic ways to represent the Holocaust in the face of official silencing.
The book, which includes illustrations, is available in hardcover, paperback and e-book editions.
Gershenson’s research was the subject of a June 12 article in Tablet, an online magazine.
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Monday, June 17, 2013
