Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Edition 41 (1976) Winner
Lucy S. Dawidowicz
ルーシー・S・ドーウィドヴィッチ
Lucy S. Dawidowicz
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1915-06-16 （New York City, New York, U.S.）
- Died
- 1990-12-05 （New York City, New York, U.S.） age 75
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism (secular background)
- Residence History
- New York City (long-term residence) → Vilnius (then Wilno; lived in 1938)
Career
- Occupations
- historian, author, researcher
- Active Years
- 1936-1990
- Affiliations
- YIVO (Yiddish Scientific Institute), American Jewish Committee (researcher), Fund for the Translation of Jewish Literature (founder)
- Influenced By
- Jacob Shatzky, Zelig Kalmanovich, Max Weinreich, Zalmen Reisen
- Influenced
- Subsequent Holocaust historians (general influence), Nancy Sinkoff (scholar and biographer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter College | Faculty of Arts | Department of English | B.A. | 1932–1936 | United States |
| Columbia University (studies not completed) | — | Graduate studies in history | — | 1936–1938（中断） | United States |
Hunter College
Faculty of Arts
/ Department of English
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1932–1936
Year of Graduation:
1936
Country:
United States
Studied English; received B.A.
Columbia University (studies not completed)
Graduate studies in history
Period:
1936–1938（中断）
Country:
United States
Abandoned M.A. studies due to events in Europe
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award | The War Against the Jews: 1933–1945 | — | Anisfield-Wolf Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1990 | National Jewish Book Award | From That Place and Time: A Memoir, 1938-1947 | — | National Jewish Book Council | 受賞 |
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
1976
Work:
The War Against the Jews: 1933–1945
Organization:
Anisfield-Wolf Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Jewish Book Award
1990
Work:
From That Place and Time: A Memoir, 1938-1947
Organization:
National Jewish Book Council
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The War Against the Jews: 1933–1945
1975 History (Holocaust studies)A comprehensive history of Nazi persecution and the mass murder of Jews, tracing long-term antisemitic currents and arguing for continuities leading to Nazism.
HolocaustantisemitismEuropean Jewish history
The Holocaust and the Historians
1981 History / HistoriographyExamines debates and methods in Holocaust studies, defending an intentionalist interpretation of the origins and implementation of the Holocaust.
historical interpretationintentionalismsource criticism
From That Place and Time: A Memoir, 1938-1947
1989 MemoirA memoir recounting personal experiences from 1938 to 1947, including time in Wilno and postwar aid work with displaced Jewish survivors.
memorydiasporarelief work
The Golden Tradition: Jewish Life and Thought in Eastern Europe
1967 Edited volume / Cultural historyAn edited work documenting and presenting Jewish life and thought in Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.
Jewish cultureEastern European history
Bibliography
- Politics in a Pluralist Democracy; studies of voting in the 1960 election (co-written, 1963)
- The Golden Tradition: Jewish Life and Thought in Eastern Europe (editor, 1967)
- The War Against the Jews, 1933-1945 (1975)
- A Holocaust Reader (1976)
- The Jewish Presence: Essays on Identity And History (1977)
- Spiritual Resistance: Art from Concentration Camps, 1940-1945 (with essays, 1981)
- The Holocaust and the Historians (1981)
- On Equal Terms: Jews in America, 1881-1981 (1982)
- From That Place and Time: A Memoir, 1938-1947 (1989)
- What Is the Use of Jewish History?: Essays (edited and with introduction, 1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and polemical styleclear, assertive prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Jewish memory and testimonylong-term continuity of antisemitismmoral judgment and historical responsibility
Legacy
Made significant contributions to Holocaust studies and the dissemination of Jewish history; her methodology and arguments provoked scholarly debate, making her a controversial yet influential figure.
Academic Societies
- American Jewish Historical Society (repository of related papers)
Archives
- Guide to the Papers of Lucy S. Dawidowicz (American Jewish Historical Society)
Quotes
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“Through a maze of time, Hitler's decision of November 1918 led to Operation Barbarossa. In the end only the question of opportunity mattered.”
Source: The War Against the Jews: 1933–1945 (1975)
Trivia
- Was an enthusiastic New York Mets fan.
- Founded the Fund for the Translation of Jewish Literature in 1985.
- Came from a secular Jewish family and did not attend synagogue until 1938.