The Suicide of a camp survivor case of Primo Levi /

This is the story of an assimilated Italian Jew, a chemist of no particular renown whose efforts to survive in fascist Italy were finally thwarted when he was deported to Auschwitz, where he survived through no effort of his own while tens of thousands around him were slaughtered-people possibly nob...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Nederlandse Omroep Stichting.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c1991.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (72 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Table of Contents:
  • Who Was Primo Levi? (6:22)
  • Rise of Mussolini in Italy (3:43)
  • Jewish Activism in Facist Italy (4:09)
  • Primo Levi: Prisoner (4:55)
  • Levi's Survival in Auschwitz (5:46)
  • Levi's Life After Auschwitz (3:30)
  • Primo Levi the Writer (4:17)
  • Primo Levi's Work and Skills (6:03)
  • Primo Levi's Personality (3:20)
  • Italy's Forgotten History (3:16)