Murder without hatred : Estonians and the Holocaust
TitleMurder without hatred : Estonians and the Holocaust
Author
Call number940.5318094741/0002
Object number06795
Place of publicationSyracuse, New York, United States
PublisherSyracuse University Press.
Year of publication
2009
Physical descriptionxxiii, 476p.,index,bibliography
MaterialBook
ISBN0815632282
Description
This study of Estonians' role in the Holocaust casts light on a largely unexplored subject. A country known for its benevolent treatment of ethnic minorities, Estonia had a small number of indigenous Jews, and anti-Semitism existed on a relatively limited scale. However, many ethnic Estonians, acting as auxiliary security forces under the guidance of the German security police, participated in the murder of several thousands of Estonian, Czech, and German Jews.