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 69
... population and one - third of its minority population . But unlike the Slavic and German minorities , the Jews were ... Jewish population , with the territo- rial extension it rose from about 450,000 to about 760,000 . Hungary's postwar ...
... population and one - third of its minority population . But unlike the Slavic and German minorities , the Jews were ... Jewish population , with the territo- rial extension it rose from about 450,000 to about 760,000 . Hungary's postwar ...
Page 74
... population of Poland may be taken as typical of the Jews of east - central Europe between the wars . From 1919 to 1939 Jews accounted for about 10 percent of the population of Poland : in 1921 they ... Jewish populations of these towns 74.
... population of Poland may be taken as typical of the Jews of east - central Europe between the wars . From 1919 to 1939 Jews accounted for about 10 percent of the population of Poland : in 1921 they ... Jewish populations of these towns 74.
Page 187
... population of 35 million , of whom about 3.2 million , or close to 10 percent , were Jewish . The Nazi - Soviet Pact ... Jewish populations . In the Warthegau the area in and around Łódź had by far the largest concentration of Jews . The ...
... population of 35 million , of whom about 3.2 million , or close to 10 percent , were Jewish . The Nazi - Soviet Pact ... Jewish populations . In the Warthegau the area in and around Łódź had by far the largest concentration of Jews . The ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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