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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. The Poor Poles Look At The Ghetto / Jan Błoński -- The Deep Roots And Long Life Of Stereotypes / Stanisław Salmonowicz -- A Reply To Jan Błoński / Władysław Siła-nowicki -- Guilt By Neglect / Ewa Berberyusz -- The 'just' And The 'passive' / Teresa Prekerowa -- The Mission That Failed: A Polish Courier Who Tried To Help The Jews / Maciej Kozłowski -- 'the Black Hole': Conversation With Stanisław Krajewski, 'a Pole And A Jew In One Person' / Ewa Berberyusz -- Do Not Speak For Me, Please / Kazimierz Dziewanowski -- Differing Ethical Standpoints / Jerzy Jastrzebowski -- In A Sense I Am An Anti-semite / Janina Walewska -- Polish Reasons And Jewish Reasons / Jerzy Turowicz -- The Eighty-first Blow / Kazimierz Kakol -- Pilate's Gesture / Ryszard Żelichowski -- The Disseminator Of Anti-semitism?: A Rejoinder To Jan Błoński / Witold Rymanowski. The Hidden Complex Of The Polish Mind: Polish-jewish Relations During The Holocaust / Andrzej Bryk -- Ethical Problems Of The Holocaust In Poland: Discussion Held At The International Conference On The History And Culture Of Polish Jewry In Jerusalem On Monday 1 February 1988. Edited By Antony Polonsky. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This collection investigates the complex and contentious question of Polish responsibility and moral complicity regarding the mass murder of Jews on Polish soil during the Holocaust. Edited by Antony Polonsky, a prominent scholar of Polish-Jewish history, the volume compiles a series of essays, debates, and personal reflections from diverse intellectual perspectives. By gathering these primary arguments, the book provides a structured framework for examining the intersection of national identity, historical guilt, and the ethical challenges inherent in documenting the Holocaust within the Polish context.
What You Will Find
Experts and historians recognize this volume as a foundational text for understanding the post-war discourse surrounding Polish complicity and the moral weight of the Holocaust. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the challenging nature of the conflicting viewpoints presented within the text.
Page Count:
242
Publication Date:
1990-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
020332451X
ISBN-13:
9780203324516
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