Victor Klemperer’s diaries are among the most frequently cited accounts of the Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany. As an illustration of the increasing radicalization and persecution, virtually no historiography of the Holocaust seems able to do without them. As the example of the Hellerberg Jewish camp demonstrates, their value as a source of insight is not limited to their descriptive nature alone. They constitute a historical source capable of clarifying specific contexts of events and actions, portraying Klemperer not merely as a chronicler but also as an active participant.
Author(s): Felix Meyer,
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