The Forgotten Massacre

The book discusses a formerly unknown and invisible massacre in Budapest in 1944, committed by a paramilitary group lead by a women. Andrea Pető 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.

Author: Andrea Pető
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 12/05/2022
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.43d
ISBN13: 9783111095097
ISBN10: 3111095096
BISAC Categories:
- History | Eastern Europe | General
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General

About the Author
Andrea Pető, Central European University Vienna.