Christian corpses for Christians! Dissecting the antisemitism behind the cadaver affair of the second Polish Republic
TitelChristian corpses for Christians! Dissecting the antisemitism behind the cadaver affair of the second Polish Republic
Auteur
Call number940.531809438/0025
Objectnummer08356a
Plaats van uitgaveFrankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
UitgeverPeter Lang
Jaar van uitgave
2012
Pagina'spp9-28
MateriaalArtikel
ReeksWarsaw studies in Jewish history and memory ; v. 1.
ISBN9783631631249
NotesArticle from the book 'The Holocaust in ocupied Poland: new findings and new interpretations' pp9-28
Beschrijving
The so-called 'cadaver affair' first erupted in Vilno in 1921, when Polish students demanded a contribution of cadavers from the Jewish community proportionate to the number of Jewish medical students at the Stefan Batory University. They threatened to block their Jewish colleagues from participating in anatomy lectures and laboratory classes if no such contributions were made
