Tango of Death: The Creation of a Holocaust Legend

By Willem De Haan

A legend that captures the imagination of audiences and shapes representations of the Holocaust is that in Nazi concentration camps Jewish musicians were forced to play a Tango of Death as men, women and children made their way to the gas chambers. This book traces the origins of this legend to a little known concentration camp in Ukraine where musicians were forced to perform a Jewish tango at executions before they themselves were murdered. By reconstructing the creation of this legend, the book shows how the actual history is hidden, distorted, or even lost altogether.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004525068
• ISBN13: 9789004525061
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"