Marek Halter's 'Tzedek' and Bernard-Henri Lévy's 'Pureté dangereuse' Reviewed
The article reviews two works: Marek Halter's documentary film 'Tzedek,' which profiles thirty-six anonymous Righteous Among the Nations—men and women from Denmark, Italy, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, France, and Bosnia—who saved Jews from Nazi persecution, emphasizing their quiet, unarmed resistance. Contrasting their modesty, Bernard-Henri Lévy's book 'La Pureté dangereuse' examines the 'Pure' through principles such as edenism, primitivism, Manichaeism, deviant messianisms, various iconoclasms, and rejection of representation and symbolic mediation.
Key facts
- Marek Halter directed the documentary film 'Tzedek'.
- The film profiles thirty-six anonymous Righteous Among the Nations.
- The Righteous include individuals from Denmark, Italy, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, France, and Bosnia.
- They saved Jews from Nazi persecution through non-armed resistance.
- Bernard-Henri Lévy wrote the book 'La Pureté dangereuse'.
- Lévy's book examines the 'Pure' through principles like edenism, primitivism, and Manichaeism.
- The review contrasts the modesty of the Righteous with the excesses of the 'Pure'.
- The article was published in artpress in January 1995.
Entities
Artists
- Marek Halter
- Bernard-Henri Lévy
Institutions
- artpress
Locations
- Denmark
- Italy
- Poland
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- France
- Bosnia
Sources
- artpress —