The Holocaust in HistoryDid Europe's Jews go passively to their deaths? How did Nazi anti-Semitism evolve into mass murder? How important was Hitler's own hatred of the Jews in creating the Final Solution? Why didn't the Allies aggressively try to save Jews before the war's end? Michael R. Marrus, in the first comprehensive assessment of the vast historical literature on the Holocaust, tackles explosive issues and tortured memories, handling them with judiciousness and sensitivity. Drawing on the entire range of historical literature on this subject, he comments upon the questions that have troubled observers over the years. By applying the tools of historical, sociological, and political analysis, he presents a balanced but eye-opening treatment of many highly charged topics on the Holocaust, including the role of collaborationist governments, the Roman Catholic Church, the local populations, Jewish ghetto leadership, and the Jews themselves. Book jacket. |
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... Bulgaria did official antisemitism lack enthusiasm and commitment . Bulgaria joined the Axis for purely opportunistic reasons , and the Bulgarian political community seems to have been sharply divided on whether the government should ...
... Bulgaria did official antisemitism lack enthusiasm and commitment . Bulgaria joined the Axis for purely opportunistic reasons , and the Bulgarian political community seems to have been sharply divided on whether the government should ...
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... Bulgaria . Like their Rumanian neighbors , the Bulgarians dithered and delayed , holding the Germans off . In early 1943 the Germans sent an SS expert , Hauptsturmführer Theodor Dannecker , to Sofia to try to speed things up . By that ...
... Bulgaria . Like their Rumanian neighbors , the Bulgarians dithered and delayed , holding the Germans off . In early 1943 the Germans sent an SS expert , Hauptsturmführer Theodor Dannecker , to Sofia to try to speed things up . By that ...
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... Bulgaria and Rumania as well as in the case of the Budapest Jews in July 1944 — had Horthy and the Hungarian ... Bulgaria used their bargaining power to hold the Germans at bay . As a result , the Jews of Bulgaria survived , as did most ...
... Bulgaria and Rumania as well as in the case of the Budapest Jews in July 1944 — had Horthy and the Hungarian ... Bulgaria used their bargaining power to hold the Germans at bay . As a result , the Jews of Bulgaria survived , as did most ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
THE HOLOCAUST IN PERSPECTIVE | 8 |
THE FINAL SOLUTION | 31 |
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