politics of Holocaust rescue myths in Spain: from Francoist humanitarianism to the righteous diplomats
TitreThe politics of Holocaust rescue myths in Spain: from Francoist humanitarianism to the righteous diplomats
Call number940.5318/0508
N° d'objet06374n
Lieu de publicationBerlin, Germany
EditeurMetropol-Verlag
Année de publication
2016
Paginationpp205-216
MatérielArticle
SérieIHRA series, 2
ISBN9783863312879
NotesArticle from the book 'Bystanders, rescuers or perpetrators? The neutral countries and the Shoah' pp205-216
Description
The legend by which the Francoist government claimed to have saved the lives of thousands of European Jews from the Holocaust has been debunked by historiography. This essay addresses the origins and diffusion of rescue myths, and their evolution and signficance in Spanish history and memory politics
