Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in HistoryThis highly acclaimed book presents a radically new view of the origins of the Holocaust. Mayer argues that the slaughter of the Jews was not part of Hitler's plan from the start, but came about only when the Nazis' massive campaign aagainst Russia foundered. Illustrated. |
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Page 64
... east - central Europe , whose situation remained precarious by comparison . Imperiled by economic deterio- ration and fascist anti - Semitism , even Orthodox and traditional east- ern Jews , who intended to preserve their religious and ...
... east - central Europe , whose situation remained precarious by comparison . Imperiled by economic deterio- ration and fascist anti - Semitism , even Orthodox and traditional east- ern Jews , who intended to preserve their religious and ...
Page 77
... eastern European fascists vilified them as usurious moneylenders and shopkeepers in the countryside . In east - central Europe the urban potential of fascism was likewise undercut by tradi- tional conservative rulers who pandered to job ...
... eastern European fascists vilified them as usurious moneylenders and shopkeepers in the countryside . In east - central Europe the urban potential of fascism was likewise undercut by tradi- tional conservative rulers who pandered to job ...
Page 304
... east , " Himmler had forbidden all further emigration . Then Heydrich came to the core of the agenda . To take the place of emigration , and with the prior approval of the führer , the evacuation of the Jews to the East has become ...
... east , " Himmler had forbidden all further emigration . Then Heydrich came to the core of the agenda . To take the place of emigration , and with the prior approval of the führer , the evacuation of the Jews to the East has become ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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