politics of Holocaust rescue myths in Spain: from Francoist humanitarianism to the righteous diplomats
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]The politics of Holocaust rescue myths in Spain: from Francoist humanitarianism to the righteous diplomats
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.5318/0508
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]06374n
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Berlin, Germany
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Metropol-Verlag
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2016
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp205-216
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]Series title[nb-NO]IHRA series, 2
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9783863312879
NotesArticle from the book 'Bystanders, rescuers or perpetrators? The neutral countries and the Shoah' pp205-216
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
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