Christological symbolism of the Holocaust
TitleChristological symbolism of the Holocaust
Call number940.5318/0149
Object number05247AW
Place of publicationOxford, England
PublisherPergamon Press
Year of publication
1989
Physical descriptionVol.2 pp1657-1671
MaterialArticle
ISBN80367542
NotesPapers from "Remembering for the Future:papers and addenda" pp1657-1671
Description
Examines the use made by artists of the figure of Christ as a symbol of specifically Jewish martyrdom before, during and after the Holocaust: Goya, Chagall, Grosz, Heartfield among others. Artists also used the Christ symbol to attack the Church for its silence and inaction during the Holocaust. Their message: in killing Jews or other innocent victims, Christians were betraying and killing Christ himself. But few listened.