Legitimizing Fascism Through the Holocaust?
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Sartre, The Jew and the Other
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The Exact Number of Stars
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Legitimizing Fascism Through the Holocaust?
The reception of the TV miniseries Perlasca: un eroe italiano in Italy. As the Holocaust becomes increasingly present in the political discourse in the US, Europe and Israel, this reflection by…