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Resistance : Jews and Christians who defied the Nazi terror /

A common perception of Jews during World War II is that they were passive and submissive in the face of German oppression. This book questions the validity of this widely held assumption, arguing that rather than making empty claims about Jewish passivity or heroics during the Holocaust, a systemati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tec, Nechama (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Christ, ...
Pariser Friedenskonferenz > 1919-1920 > Paris > Polish Delegation
Karski, Jan, > (1914-2000)
World War, 1939-1945 > Jewish resistance > Poland.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Poland.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland.
Poland > History > Occupation, 1939-1945.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de résistance > Pologne.
Pologne > Histoire > 1939-1945 (Occupation)
HISTORY / Military / World War II.
War > Underground movements
Poland
Juden
Judenverfolgung
Widerstand
Shoah > Pologne.
Quartiers juifs > Pologne.
Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) > Mouvements de résistance juifs > Pologne.
Pologne > 1939-1945 (Occupation)
1939-1945
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: "at the edge of nowhere"
  • Learning how to oppose
  • The ghettos
  • The forests
  • The concentration camps
  • The couriers
  • The special case of Jan Karski
  • Conclusion: "not alone."