September 8, 1996

German Citizens' Role in the Holocaust

During the German promotion tour for his new book, Hitler’s Willing Executioners, Mr. Goldhagen participated in a panel discussion with… read more

During the German promotion tour for his new book, Hitler’s Willing Executioners, Mr. Goldhagen participated in a panel discussion with German historians, a Holocaust survivor and a German World War II veteran sponsored by German television in Aschaffenburg, Germany. The debate focused on his arguments about the role of ordinary Germans from virtually all backgrounds in the murder of Jews and the character and intensity of German anti-Semitism. close

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Daniel Jonah Goldhagen Professor Harvard University->Government Department
Klaus Hildebrand Professor Germany->History
Guido Knopp Moderator ZDF Television
Erich Mende Vice Chancellor (Former) West Germany->Christian Democratic Union
Hans Mommsen Professor Germany->History

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Program ID:: 77679-1
Category:: International Telecasts
Format:: Forum
Location:: Germany
First Aired:: Jan 05, 1997 | 4:29pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jan 06, 1997 | 12:31pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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Jan 05, 1997 | 4:29pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 06, 1997 | 4:20am EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 06, 1997 | 12:31pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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