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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tion and patriotism , fostered by university education . During the high noon of
Weimar close to 5 percent of all university students were Jewish , and so were 5
percent of the professors . In the capital , depending on the discipline , the ...
tion and patriotism , fostered by university education . During the high noon of
Weimar close to 5 percent of all university students were Jewish , and so were 5
percent of the professors . In the capital , depending on the discipline , the ...
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tion . Between 1926 and 1939 the proportion of Russian Jews declaring Yiddish
to be their first language was reported to have fallen from 72 to 41 percent . At the
same time , mixed unions soared to over 15 percent of all Jewish marriages in ...
tion . Between 1926 and 1939 the proportion of Russian Jews declaring Yiddish
to be their first language was reported to have fallen from 72 to 41 percent . At the
same time , mixed unions soared to over 15 percent of all Jewish marriages in ...
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tion of Jewish race ” should , he said , be given to what was , and to what the
Jews themselves admitted to be , “ a community ” consisting of a “ spiritually
homogeneous group . ” This community was neither a “ religious entity ” nor “ a
collection ...
tion of Jewish race ” should , he said , be given to what was , and to what the
Jews themselves admitted to be , “ a community ” consisting of a “ spiritually
homogeneous group . ” This community was neither a “ religious entity ” nor “ a
collection ...
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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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