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. 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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stances defined the time, venue, and form of the ultimate radicaliza- tion of the
Judeocide. The domestic euthanasia action was discontinued at about the time
that Barbarossa began to falter. This meant that the men and procedures of T4
were ...
stances defined the time, venue, and form of the ultimate radicaliza- tion of the
Judeocide. The domestic euthanasia action was discontinued at about the time
that Barbarossa began to falter. This meant that the men and procedures of T4
were ...
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tion of Jewish race" should, he said, he 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 of ...
tion of Jewish race" should, he said, he 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 of ...
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Contents
Historical Signposts | 3 |
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
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| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The Final Solution in History |
| Author | Arno J. Mayer |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394571541, 9780394571546 |
| Length | 492 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Holocaust History / Military / World War II |
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