| Description |
1 online resource (245 pages) : illustrations (black and white) |
| Contents |
Introduction: "at the edge of nowhere" -- Learning how to oppose -- The ghettos -- The forests -- The concentration camps -- The couriers -- The special case of Jan Karski -- Conclusion: "not alone." |
| Summary |
A common perception of Jews during World War II is that they were passive and submissive in the face of German oppression. This book questions the validity of this widely held assumption, arguing that rather than making empty claims about Jewish passivity or heroics during the Holocaust, a systematic comparison of Jewish and non-Jewish resistance is needed. Using firsthand accounts and interviews, the book examines the four main settings of the war - ghetto, concentration camp, forest and countryside, and the Aryan world - and describes what life was like for Jews and non-Jews in each |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance -- Poland.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Poland
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland.
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War -- Underground movements
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| SUBJECT |
Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104100
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| Subject |
Poland
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190254384 |
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0190254386 |
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