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The Lampshade

The Lampshade A Holocaust Detective Story from Buchenwald to New Orleans

Audio CD (14 Sep 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The journey that takes Mark Jacobson around the world began when a friend bought a lamp at a rummage sale and was told that it was made from the skins of Jews. While he didn't believe the story, he sent it to Mark, saying, "You're a journalist, you figure out what it is." After three years of research in America, Poland, Germany, and Israel, and with the assistance of forensic experts, DNA analysis, and consultations with Yad Yashem and the historical director at Buchenwald, Jacobson has investigated not only the truth of the thing itself but of the idea of it. He also analyzes our understanding of history; of myths, facts, and evidence; and of the concept of evil. Despite extensive historical reporting of items made of human skin in eyewitness accounts from Nazi concentration camps, this is the first known discovery and investigation of such an artifact.

Book information

ISBN: 9798200103638
Publisher: Tantor
Imprint: Tantor Audio
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.5318
Language: English
Weight: -1g
Height: 145mm
Width: 132mm
Spine width: 0mm