Entries (RSS) The Holocaust and Apartheid: A Comparison of Human Rights Abuses
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A new South African book compares elements of the Holocaust and apartheid. “The Holocaust and Apartheid: a comparison of human rights abuses” aims to foster “a better cultural understanding between the divergent members of our South African community,” author Juliette Peires said. Comparing the conditions under which blacks and Jews lived under the respective systems, Peires finds similarities between Nazi Germany in its initial years and apartheid South Africa. She points out, however, that while blacks were “exploited, humiliated and treated as second-class citizens, there was no attempt to impose anything like a Final Solution.” The book also demonstrates how both groups were targeted for discrimination through legislation. “They were both really terrible events and one doesn’t want to minimize either of them,” Peires said. — jta Price (ZA) R210.00 |
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