The forgotten massacre: Budapest in 1944

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The book discusses a formerly unknown and invisible massacre in Budapest in 1944, committed by a paramilitary group lead by a women. Andrea Peto uncovers the gripping history of the fi rst private Holocaust memorial erected in Budapest in 1945. Based on court trials, interviews with survivors, perpetrators, and investigators, the book illustrates the complexities of gendered memory of violence. It examines the dramatic events: massacre, deportation, robbery, homecoming, and fi ght for memorialization from the point of view of the perpetrators and the survivors. The book will change the ways we look at intimate killings during the Second World-War.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherDe Gruyter
Number of pages189
ISBN (Electronic)9783110687552
ISBN (Print)9783110687484
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Mar 2021

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