The Hell of Treblinka
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The Hell of Treblinka is a harrowing early eyewitness account and literary reportage by Vasiliy Grossman documenting the atrocities committed at the Treblinka extermination camp during the Holocaust.
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| The Hell of Treblinka canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Holocaust literature
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eyewitness account ⓘ literary reportage ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aim |
to bear witness to the Holocaust
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to document Nazi atrocities ⓘ |
| author | Vasily Grossman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Operation Reinhard
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mass murder of Jews at Treblinka ⓘ |
| documents |
attempts by Nazis to destroy evidence of the camp
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brutality of SS guards and collaborators at Treblinka ⓘ deportation of Jews to Treblinka ⓘ exploitation and plunder of victims’ property ⓘ gas chambers at Treblinka ⓘ mass graves at Treblinka ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
atrocities committed at Treblinka extermination camp
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conditions in Treblinka extermination camp ⓘ methods of extermination at Treblinka ⓘ testimonies of survivors and witnesses ⓘ |
| genre |
reportage
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war journalism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dehumanization
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industrialized mass murder ⓘ moral condemnation of Nazism ⓘ testimony and memory ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Holocaust in occupied Poland
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstPublication | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest detailed accounts of a Nazi extermination camp
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documentation of systematic mass murder at Treblinka ⓘ use as evidence in postwar investigations of Nazi crimes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| perspective | Soviet Jewish journalist ⓘ |
| publicationType | Soviet wartime publication ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Life and Fate
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Vasily Grossman’s war journalism ⓘ |
| setting |
Treblinka extermination camp
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occupied Poland ⓘ |
| subject |
Holocaust
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Nazi war crimes NERFINISHED ⓘ Treblinka extermination camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting |
during World War II
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shortly after the discovery of Treblinka extermination camp ⓘ |
| tone |
accusatory
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documentary ⓘ harrowing ⓘ |
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