Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in HistoryThis major work presents a radically new view of the origins of the Nazi slaughter of the Jews. Mayer argues that though Hitler was always viciously anti-Semitic, the genocide was not part of his plan from the start. Instead, it was triggered when the Nazi's massive campaign against Russia began to founder. Mayer places what Hitler called "the Final Solution" in historical context, examining both the prewar political situation in Europe that made it possible, and some analogous, if much less horrific, events in the distant past. The result is an important and provocative new answer to one of the most pressing questions facing historians today: How could such an enormity have come to pass? |
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Page 64
... central Europe suffered a fate of unique cruelty in terms of both Jewish and world history . The condition of these eastern Jews was distinctly less favorable and less affected by modern reforms than that of the Jews of western and central ...
... central Europe suffered a fate of unique cruelty in terms of both Jewish and world history . The condition of these eastern Jews was distinctly less favorable and less affected by modern reforms than that of the Jews of western and central ...
Page 74
... middle - class status , who lived and worked in towns and cities , where they also stood out in the professions . By local standards , the Jews of east - central Europe were not economically underprivileged . On average , their per ...
... middle - class status , who lived and worked in towns and cities , where they also stood out in the professions . By local standards , the Jews of east - central Europe were not economically underprivileged . On average , their per ...
Page 78
... central Europe , like everywhere else , the curve of anti- Jewish hostility closely correlated with the fever chart of general economic , political , and diplomatic developments . Admittedly , the conservative ruling and governing ...
... central Europe , like everywhere else , the curve of anti- Jewish hostility closely correlated with the fever chart of general economic , political , and diplomatic developments . Admittedly , the conservative ruling and governing ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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