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Konrad Goerg
We are what we remember.
Germans, Two Generations
after Auschwitz
Voices to
Remind Us
In Remembrance of Erwin Katz
Forewords by Horst Eberhard Richter
and by Erhard Roy Wiehn
1st Edition 2010 as Paperbook. 116 pages,
€ 9.95. ISBN 978-3-86628-342-8
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Something is wrong in an engagement
with
How can a person of a later
generation, after that of the perpetrators, who has not studied the Holocaust
scientifically, approach the 'abyss of history' (Paul Valéry)? For me
personally this was only possible through a chorus of different voices trying
to enter into a dialogue with each other: explaining historically, arguing,
desperately questioning, clamoring and accusing,
struggling for truth, pleading for reconciliation and hopeful for the future.
In order to demonstrate the
magnitude of this evil, however, the hate-filled disdain, prejudice and
cynicism in the statements of the perpetrators had to be included as well –
difficult though this sometimes was.
This collection is meant as a
contribution to ensure that we continue to face up to historical responsibility
and build a collective cultural memory which is reliable and durable and, at
the same time, forms an 'orientation culture' for the generations to come.
Konrad Görg, MD, born in 1953 in Simmern
/ Hunsrück, Internist at the University Hospital
Marburg, Department of Hematology / Oncology. Since
1999, trombonist of the brass quintet "Marburg Brass."
He lives with his wife and two
children in
This anthology on the Shoah makes compelling reading. Behind it, like a
watermark the outcry of the memorial stone in Treblinka, "Never
again!"
Erhard Roy Wiehn, 4/08
This is a book to flip through and linger over, not one to read through
quickly. Every reader will get caught on different citations. In this way is honored what the quoted Spanish writer and philosopher Manès Sperber said that
remembering is a particular form of love, a love for those who were made
voiceless by their calamity.
Public-Forum,
kritisch-christlich-unabhängig, 1/09
[Public-Forum, critical-Christian-independent]
Amazing, how a small volume like this can open eyes.
Deutsches Ärzteblatt, 2/09
[German Physician's
Paper]
Precisely because of its compressed overview, the little book deserves a
wide circulation. One can learn more from it than from a great deal of more
extensive documentation, and it helps to remind us of the need for ongoing
vigilance.
Horst-Eberhard Richter, 10/09
Simply a wonderful book! Not only the selection of texts, but also its
thematic arrangement, the impressive introduction and forewords – not to
mention the peculiar mentality and orientation of the entire book – make this
collection a unique manifestation of true commemoration and a humanistic world
view. Very many thanks for this important gift, which the author made to
previous and future readers of his book.
Moshe Zuckermann, Tel Aviv, 12/09
In a unique collection of quotations
Görg traces in a wide arc the story of the
persecution of Jews, its spiritual precursors and its opponents. Through the
selection of quotes, perpetrators and victims, witnesses and analytical
observers of different ages encounter each other and engage in dialogue. Thus
the book brings to life the light and dark sides of German culture, and shows
how important history is for the present time. The reading makes the reader a
very special offer: To overcome the inner cowardice and work toward gaining a
personal access to this darkest chapter of European history.
Bündnis für Demokratie und Toleranz -
Gegen Extremismus und Gewalt, 1/10
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