Explores the factors that had a negative impact on Jewish life as well as the political and cultural movements that developed in consequence: Zionism, socialism, autonomism, the emergence of modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature, Jewish urbanization, and the rise of popular Jewish culture. Each... číst celé
"Neighbors" by Jan Gross details the mass murder of Jews in Jedwabne by local Poles, sparking international acclaim and controversy. This work, edited by Antony Polonsky and Joanna Michlic, includes diverse Polish voices reflecting on the massacre's impact on national identity and memory, making it a key resource for understanding Polish-Jewish relations and Holocaust history.
What responsibility do the Poles share for the mass murder of the Jews, which took place largely on Polish soil? In a major contribution to the history of the Holocaust Polonsky gathers together the most important arguments in this debate.