The Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation, 1939-1944Emphasizes that the Polish people, like the Jews, were victims of a German war of annihilation which nearly succeeded. While some Poles helped Jews, others helped the Germans to hunt them down. However, these were condemned by the Polish underground. Ch. 5 (pp. 121-151) argues that Polish failure to save the Jews was due not to antisemitism but rather to preoccupation with their own survival and lack of mutual social contacts. Contends that Polish antisemitism was mainly an expression of resentment against Jewish economic domination, matched by Jewish discrimination against Poles. Poles resented the Jewish welcome of the Soviets in 1939. Up to 1942, they believed that the Jews were relatively safe in the ghettos. also denies "exaggerated" accusations of antisemitism in the Anders Army. Ch. 6 (pp. 152-181) describes actions of the government-in-exile on behalf of the Jews; denies that the Home Army failed to help the Warsaw ghetto fighters. |
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However , he wanted the ZWZ to concentrate on building up its strength for the general uprising , which he predicted might occur sooner than anticipated . Keenly aware of the possibilities of military cooperation between the Poles and ...
However , he wanted the ZWZ to concentrate on building up its strength for the general uprising , which he predicted might occur sooner than anticipated . Keenly aware of the possibilities of military cooperation between the Poles and ...
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The Communists , on the other hand , hoped to prevent that from happening and wanted to pave the way for a Polish government favorable to Moscow . The struggle became increasingly bitter as the years went on , especially after the Katyń ...
The Communists , on the other hand , hoped to prevent that from happening and wanted to pave the way for a Polish government favorable to Moscow . The struggle became increasingly bitter as the years went on , especially after the Katyń ...
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A month later , the Polish National Council discussed the situation in Poland , especially the plight of the Jews , and passed a resolution by which it wanted its executive committee “ to add to the proclamation of the National Council ...
A month later , the Polish National Council discussed the situation in Poland , especially the plight of the Jews , and passed a resolution by which it wanted its executive committee “ to add to the proclamation of the National Council ...
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| Title | The Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation, 1939-1944 |
| Author | Richard C. Lukas |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | University Press of Kentucky, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0813115663, 9780813115665 |
| Length | 300 pages |
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