Polish Jews in the Soviet Union (19391959)
History and Memory of Deportation, Exile, and Survival
Katharina Friedla editor Markus Nesselrodt editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Academic Studies Press
Published:30th Dec '21
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Winner of the 2022 PIASA Anna M. Cienciala Award for the Best Edited Book in Polish StudiesThe majority of Poland’s prewar Jewish population who fled to the interior of the Soviet Union managed to survive World War II and the Holocaust. This collection of original essays tells the story of more than 200,000 Polish Jews who came to a foreign country as war refugees, forced laborers, or political prisoners. This diverse set of experiences is covered by historians, literary and memory scholars, and sociologists who specialize in the field of East European Jewish history and culture.
”The various articles, along with the bibliography and Edele’s ‘paths ahead’ discus- sion in the epilogue (pp. 287–289), should greatly benefit both the general public and scholars who are interested in such topics as the Holocaust, the history of the Second World War, East European Jewry, Soviet Union studies, and Polish studies. More spe- cifically, it is an important contribution to the understanding of a unique and impor- tant part of the Polish Jewish experience during the war.”
— Na’ama Seri-Levi, The Hebrew University, Yad Vashem, Contemporary Jewry
“[T]he volume demonstrates the strong development that research on Polish Jews in the Soviet Union has taken in recent years, and it also hints at the direction that future research may further evolve.”
— Kai Struve, Slavic Review
ISBN: 9781644697498
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350 pages