Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Edition 33 (1968) Winner
Raul Hilberg
ラウル・ヒルベルク
Raul Hilberg
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-06-02 （Vienna, Austria）
- Died
- 2007-08-04 （Williston, Vermont, United States） age 81
- Nationality
- Austrian-born American
- Languages
- English, German
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- Vienna, Austria (birth) → Brooklyn, New York, United States → Williston/Burlington, Vermont, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Political scientist, Holocaust researcher, Professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1950-2007
- Affiliations
- University of Vermont
- Memberships
- United States Holocaust Memorial Council, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Fellow)
- Influenced By
- Franz Neumann, Hans Rosenberg, Salo Baron
- Influenced
- Christopher R. Browning, Claude Lanzmann (influence on the film 'Shoah'), Numerous subsequent Holocaust scholars
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn College | — | Undergraduate (major: political science/related) | BA | 1944–1948 | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Public Law and Government (graduate program) | MA, PhD | 1949–1955 | United States |
Brooklyn College
Undergraduate (major: political science/related)
Degree:
BA
Period:
1944–1948
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
United States
Initially intended to study chemistry, later shifted to political science
Columbia University
Public Law and Government (graduate program)
Degree:
MA, PhD
Period:
1949–1955
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
United States
Doctoral dissertation later became the major work 'The Destruction of the European Jews'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Clark F. Ansley Award | Doctoral dissertation (later 'The Destruction of the European Jews') | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| — | Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) | — | — | Federal Republic of Germany | 受章 |
| 2002 | Geschwister-Scholl-Preis | Die Quellen des Holocaust (Sources of the Holocaust) | — | Geschwister-Scholl-Preis committee | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 選出 |
Clark F. Ansley Award
1955
Work:
Doctoral dissertation (later 'The Destruction of the European Jews')
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz)
Organization:
Federal Republic of Germany
Result:
受章
Geschwister-Scholl-Preis
2002
Work:
Die Quellen des Holocaust (Sources of the Holocaust)
Organization:
Geschwister-Scholl-Preis committee
Result:
受賞
Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2005
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Destruction of the European Jews
1961 History / Holocaust studies 1273 pagesA detailed archival study tracing how the Nazi regime organized and implemented the mass murder of European Jews through administrative, legal and bureaucratic mechanisms. Focuses on the processes and perpetrators rather than primarily on victims' experiences.
BureaucracyGenocideEmpirical researchRole of perpetrators
Adaptations
- [Film (interview appearance)] Shoah / Claude Lanzmann (1985)
Translations
- English (original language)
- German edition (Die Vernichtung der europäischen Juden, 1982)
- Japanese translations (various editions)
Bibliography
- Documents of Destruction: Germany and Jewry, 1933–1945 (1971)
- The Holocaust Today (1988)
- Perpetrators, Victims, Bystanders: The Jewish Catastrophe, 1933–1945 (1992)
- The Politics of Memory: The Journey of a Holocaust Historian (1996)
- Sources of Holocaust Research: An Analysis (2001)
- The Destruction of the European Jews (3rd revised ed., Yale University Press, 2003)
Adaptations
- Claude Lanzmann's 'Shoah' (1985): Hilberg's interview was the only scholar interview included in the film
- Documentary 'American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein' (2009): posthumous appearance/footage
Translations of Works
- The Destruction of the European Jews — Japanese editions (various)
- German translation: Die Vernichtung der europäischen Juden (1982)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clinical, empirical academic proseConcise and clear argumentative structureNarrative grounded in extensive archival documentation
- Recurring Motifs
- Procedures of bureaucracyDiffusion of responsibility and anonymityEmphasis on documented evidence
Health
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Lung cancer後年（再発）Died in 2007 following a recurrence of lung cancer
Legacy
Hilberg is regarded as one of the foremost scholars of the Holocaust; his empirical analysis of bureaucratic mechanisms of destruction profoundly influenced the field. His conclusions—especially about the role of Jewish authorities—provoked both controversy and acclaim.
Museums
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) Washington, D.C., United States Opened in 1993
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Fellow)
Archives
- Papers and related materials held by the University of Vermont and collections at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
In Popular Culture
- Influence on and interview appearance in the film 'Shoah'
- Frequently cited in documentaries and debates concerning Holocaust research and memory
Quotes
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For me the Holocaust was a vast, single event, but I am never going to use the word 'unique', because I recognize that when one starts breaking it into pieces, which is my trade, one finds completely recognizable, ordinary ingredients.
Source: Late interview (2007)
Trivia
- While attached to U.S. forces' documentation units he came across Hitler's boxed private library in Munich.
- Twenty-six members of his family were murdered in the Holocaust.
- He taught one of the first college-level Holocaust courses introduced in the United States (1974).