People Love Dead Jews
by Dara Horn · first published 2021
2mentions
2recommended by
2HN commenters
2023–2025first – last mentioned
100% recommend
"A startling exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to comfort the living. Reflecting on subjects as far-flung as the international veneration of Anne Frank, the blockbuster travelling exhibition called "Auschwitz," the Jewish history of the Chinese city of Harbin, and the little known "righteous-gentile" Varian Fry, Dara Horn challenges us to confront the reasons why there might be so much fascination with Jewish deaths, as emblematic of the worst of evils the world has to offer, and so little respect for Jewish lives, as they continue to unfold in the present. Horn draws upon her own
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
…the Dutch, with 1 out of 700.[1]. More relevantly, Fry is one of only five Americans do designated. Notably, Fry was forced to stop in 1941 by both US and French officials. Check out Dara Horn's book People Love Dead Jews, there's a good discussion of this in there. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Righteous_Among_the_Na...
on “Varian Fry” ↗…and racism under the mask of anti-Israeli. EDIT: And for people who are reading this comment who think antisemitism isn't a reasonable argument here I would recommend the book: https://www.amazon.ca/People-Love-Dead-Jews-Reports/dp/03935... ... Once you read this you will have a better understanding of the different forms antisemitism takes and learn a bit of interesting history too.
on “IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites” ↗