Abstract
ABSTRACT This article analyses the representation of Jewish leaders in Holocaust fiction films, particularly in relation to the ethical dilemmas confronted by members of the Judenräte (Jewish councils) and similar figures in the ghettos of Eastern Europe. With growing interest in the immensely complex circumstances that so-called ‘privileged’ Jews found themselves in, the interventions of Holocaust screen culture in this space are only beginning to be understood. A close analysis of two feature films dealing with Jewish leaders reveals that Holocaust cinema also plays an important role in exploring difficult questions around moral judgment, coercion, and compromise that are at the heart of what Primo Levi called the ‘grey zone.’
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