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The atrocity of hunger : starvation in the Warsaw, Łódź, and Kraków Ghettos during World War II /

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"This book focuses on the Jews in the Łódź, Warsaw, and Kraków ghettos as they struggled to survive the deadly Nazi ghetto and in particular, the genocidal famine conditions. Jews had no control over Nazi food policy but they could-and did-attempt to survive the deadly conditions of Nazi ghetto...

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Main Author: Sinnreich, Helene Julia (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland.
War and society > Poland > History > 20th century.
Starvation > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities > Poland.
World War, 1939-1945 > Food supply > Poland.
Jewish ghettos > Poland > Łódź > History > 20th century.
Jewish ghettos > Poland > Warsaw > History > 20th century.
Guerre et société > Pologne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Inanition > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Alimentation > Pologne.
Ghettos > Pologne > Łódź > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Ghettos > Pologne > Varsovie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY / Europe / General.
Atrocities
Food supply
Jewish ghettos
Starvation
War and society
Poland
Poland > Łódź
Poland > Warsaw
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book focuses on the Jews in the Łódź, Warsaw, and Kraków ghettos as they struggled to survive the deadly Nazi ghetto and in particular, the genocidal famine conditions. Jews had no control over Nazi food policy but they could-and did-attempt to survive the deadly conditions of Nazi ghettoization through a range of coping mechanisms and survival strategies. This book tells their story"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 294 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009105293
1009105299
DOI:10.1017/9781009105293