The Avengers in Culture
The most detailed document of the Avengers appears in Michael Bar-Zohar's book The Avengers, which was published in 1969. Hanoch Bartov's Novel, "Growing up Pains" of 1969, details the mulling of the Jewish Brigade veterans, who arrived in Germany after World War II ended, mulling over their desire, on one hand, to avenge over the murder of Jews, and on the other hand, how their conscience would not let them harm innocent people. Bartov describes how on the eve of their arrival in Germany, the Jewish Brigade's soldiers were warned that "The blood feud means a feud by all ;] any irresponsible act might hinder all", and how their conscience got the better of them, and the soldiers as individuals were unwilling and unable to avenge individually.
In 2009, the song presenting story about the Avengers, called "Six Million Germans (Nakam)", appeared on the album of Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird - "Partisans & Parasites".
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