Opportunistic killings and plunder of Jews by their neighbors - a norm or an exception in German-occupied Europe?
TitleOpportunistic killings and plunder of Jews by their neighbors - a norm or an exception in German-occupied Europe?
Author
Call number940.5318/0050
Object number09594a
Place of publicationEvanston, Illinois, United States
PublisherNorthwestern University Press
Year of publication
2017
Physical descriptionpp3-30
MaterialArticle
ISBN9780810134485
NotesArticle from the book 'Lessons and legacies' Vol.XII pp3-30
Description
Discusses the phenomenon of killings and plunder of Jews by local people in German-occupied Poland. States that Jews were robbed twice: first of their possessions, including their property and their families during the years of persecution and murder, not only during the Holocaust, but also for years after. This essay underscores that 1945 was by no means the end of suffering for many victims. The emphasis is on continuity, on the persistent injustice that Jewish survivors faced and the perpetuation of antisemitism