Stalags
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Title
Stalags
Original Title (Hebrew): סטלאגים
Subject
Stalags
Israeli pulp fiction
Holocaust representation
censorship
erotic literature
Israeli popular culture
documentary film
Description
A 63-minute Israeli documentary exploring the “Stalags” erotic pulp fiction books popular in Israel during the 1960s, which depicted Allied soldiers in Nazi prison camps with female SS guards. The film also examines the sexualized and exploitative representations of the Holocaust in Israeli culture, including discussion of Ka-Tzetnik’s controversial work House of Dolls. The documentary is in Hebrew and produced by Heymann Brothers Films.
Creator
Ari Libsker
Source
Heymann Brothers Films
Publisher
Heymann Brothers Films
Date
2008
Rights
Copyright Heymann Brothers Films
Relation
Part of Stalag collection exhibit
Format
Color video, 63 minutes
Language
Hebrew (he)
Type
Moving image (Documentary film)
Identifier
CustomID: STALAG-CLC-002
Coverage
Israel, 1960s–2000s
Citation
Ari Libsker, “Stalags,” Omeka, accessed February 6, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/583.