Adi Gordon

Interview With Prof. Daniel Goldhagen, Harvard University

Harvard UniversityNovember 1997, Jerusalem  Why the Germans? Why the Jews? The first question has two aspects: Why was it in Germany that the Holocaust took place; and why were the Jews the victims? For genocide to happen, two factors are necessary, both of which have always been present. The first is a great hatred among the populace, from whom a group of perpetrators can be found; the second is a political structure that has the means to enact a program of persecution, violence, and... Read more