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The Nazis Through a New Lens

JL;DR SUMMARY The discovery of the Hoecker Album, a photo collection depicting seemingly mundane activities of SS officers at Auschwitz, challenges conventional perceptions of the Nazis by illustrating their ability to merge daily life with heinous atrocities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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AuschwitzHolocaust MemorialHolocaust Remembrance DayHolocaust StudiesHere There Are BlueberriesNazi PerpetratorsHoecker AlbumSs OfficersTectonic Theater ProjectKarl Friedrich Hoecker

Places mentioned

Washington, Washington DC, United States
"In late 2006, a photo album was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC."
Germany
"He died in Germany in 2000 at the age of 88, six years before the album resurfaced with his photo on the first page."
Lesser Poland, Poland
"Its contents could be dismissed as ephemera... new information about the operation of Auschwitz..."
Hungary
"...when nearly half a million Hungarian Jews were murdered at the death camp."
Seattle, Washington, United States
"and coming to Seattle Rep this month."
Miami, Florida, United States
"which is currently on tour in Miami, in Seattle."
Iceland
"Another answer is Israel's actions in Gaza..."

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