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Plunka argues that drama is the ideal art form to revitalize the collective memory of Holocaust resistance. This comparative drama study examines a variety of international plays - some quite well-known, others more obscure - that focus on collective or individual defiance of the Nazis.

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Introduction German Resistance: Carl Zuckmayer´s Des Teufels General The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Rescuing Jews in Western and Eastern Europe: Lois Lowry´s/Douglas W. Larche´s Number the Stars and Julian Garner´s The Flight Into Egypt Resistance in the Extermination Camps: Susan B. Katz´s Courage Untold Resistance From the Clergy Staging America´s Response to the Holocaust: Susan Lieberman and Stephen J. Morewitz´s Steamship Quanza Aharon Megged´s Hanna Senesh The Saga of Raoul Wallenberg - Nicholas Wenckheim´s Image and Likeness The Legacy of Dr. Janusz Korczak Conclusion

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´Plunka believes that keeping alive acts of resistance to the Holocaust is necessary to "make the world a better place." He believes also that drama is the most effective kind of testimony ... The book [is] readily accessible to nonspecialists. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers.´ - CHOICE

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Gene A. Plunka is a professor of English (specializing in Contemporary Drama) at the University of Memphis.

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