At 11:29 PM 02/17/2009, you wrote:
One of my patrons (an Indian woman with whom I've become friendly) came in to ask for a history of the Holocaust "from a non-Jewish point of view". She's a very intelligent woman and has become a friend of mine, so I questioned her as to what she meant and she insists that she fully understands that the Holocaust was real and terrible. But my sense is that she may have read or heard something from an Indian friend, asserting that the numbers are exaggerated or that the Jews brought it on themselves. Harry James Cargas is a non-Jewish Holocaust scholar. Here are a few books he wrote or edited. Problems unique to the Holocaust / Harry James Cargas, editor. Holocaust scholars write to the Vatican / edited by Harry James Cargas Voices from the Holocaust / Harry James Cargas. Telling the tale : a tribute to Elie Wiesel on the occasion of his 65th birthday : essays, reflections, and poems / edited by Harry James Cargas. Shadows of Auschwitz : a Christian response to the Holocaust / Harry James Cargas. A Christian response to the Holocaust / by Harry James Cargas ; foreword by Elie Wiesel. There is a subject heading: <http://louis.brandeis.edu:80/F/4PGHC8HLJL8IVRF2I1QK31DFCV8G5IIILDF8FEL739S4YEKBP8-05612?func=find-acc&acc_sequence=003203167>Holocaust (Christian theology) with more than 60 titles. Daniel Stuhlman Chicago, IL Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ Author of Whole Wheat Bread Recipes 2d ed. (2008) Visit http://byls-press.info/ for information. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
