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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In addition , the new Poland comprised about 3 million Jews , who accounted for
over one - tenth of its total population and one - third of its minority population .
But unlike the Slavic and German minorities , the Jews were without a potential ...
In addition , the new Poland comprised about 3 million Jews , who accounted for
over one - tenth of its total population and one - third of its minority population .
But unlike the Slavic and German minorities , the Jews were without a potential ...
Page 75
But the Jewish populations of these towns were proportionately larger , ranging
from 42 percent ( 21 , 000 ) in Grodno to 63 percent ... In 1930 Rumania counted
about 750 , 000 Jews , or slightly over 4 percent out of a population of 18 million .
But the Jewish populations of these towns were proportionately larger , ranging
from 42 percent ( 21 , 000 ) in Grodno to 63 percent ... In 1930 Rumania counted
about 750 , 000 Jews , or slightly over 4 percent out of a population of 18 million .
Page 187
In 1939 undivided Poland had a population of 35 million , of whom about 3 . 2
million , or close to 10 percent , were ... The districts of Posen , Pomerania , and
Silesia had relatively small Jewish populations . In the Warthegau the area in and
...
In 1939 undivided Poland had a population of 35 million , of whom about 3 . 2
million , or close to 10 percent , were ... The districts of Posen , Pomerania , and
Silesia had relatively small Jewish populations . In the Warthegau the area in and
...
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Contents
THE GOLDEN | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in History |
| Authors | Arno J. Mayer, Mayer. Arno J. |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394571541, 9780394571546 |
| Length | 492 pages |
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