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 75
... Jewish . Czernowitz , Jassy , and Kishinev , the capitals of these provinces , were close to half Jewish . As for Hungary , after the Treaty of Trianon it had about 450,000 Jews or roughly 5 percent in a population of about 9 million ...
... Jewish . Czernowitz , Jassy , and Kishinev , the capitals of these provinces , were close to half Jewish . As for Hungary , after the Treaty of Trianon it had about 450,000 Jews or roughly 5 percent in a population of about 9 million ...
Page 76
... Jews were heavily overrepresented in the professions . In Poland easily half of all physicians and lawyers in private practice were Jewish . In addition to roughly 10,000 Jewish physicians and lawyers , there were at least as many ...
... Jews were heavily overrepresented in the professions . In Poland easily half of all physicians and lawyers in private practice were Jewish . In addition to roughly 10,000 Jewish physicians and lawyers , there were at least as many ...
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... Jewish . The Nazi - Soviet Pact left about 2.1 million Jews in the Ger- man zone , 1.1 million Jews in the Soviet zone . Since the Russo- German border remained accessible and open for two months after the conquest , 300,000 to 350,000 Jews ...
... Jewish . The Nazi - Soviet Pact left about 2.1 million Jews in the Ger- man zone , 1.1 million Jews in the Soviet zone . Since the Russo- German border remained accessible and open for two months after the conquest , 300,000 to 350,000 Jews ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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