Reviews
The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering by Norman G. Finkelstein
lilly71490's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
nithya_natalya's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
5.0
This book was on a lot of lists being shared with resources for learning about Palestine. Norman Finkelstein's interviews have also been resurfacing quite a bit, so it was great to read some of his scholarship directly. This particular book was helpful in understanding the ways in which Jewish grief has been exploited and misused to justify violent occupation, and deflect genuine critique of state-sponsored violence. There are people who have accused Finkelstein of being self-hating and antisemitic, but I think this text makes abundantly clear that he is very simply of the side of liberation. A quote from his introduction in speaking about his mother who was a concentration camp survivor, "In the face of the sufferings of African Americans, Vietnamese, and Palestinians, my mother's credo always was: We are all holocaust victims."
thestarrfish's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Damn. Growing up Jewish and within the Jewish American education system, I learned about none of this. All that I learned has me horrified, upset, and angry at the ways in which certain Jewish individuals have exploited the trauma our people have faced in order to gain money for themselves and for Israel. It is honestly disturbing the willingness to use Holocaust survivors like this. Finkelstein is brilliant and such a needed voice.
latisha's review against another edition
I do think there’s some value in this book’s ideas but it also just reads as a personal disagreement list. Like each paragraph is a different person the author has issue with, it’s just too much for me
shima707's review
4.0
A very interesting book offering a view of the events from a different analytical perspective.
A must read for anyone who doesn't fear to be different in a world that tries so desperately to fit in the crowd.
A must read for anyone who doesn't fear to be different in a world that tries so desperately to fit in the crowd.