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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... campaign , but also because it promised to bring hundreds of thousands more Jews within the hegemony of the Reich . What were the Germans to do with them ? During the early course of the campaign Hitler tipped the scales for mass murder ...
... campaign , but also because it promised to bring hundreds of thousands more Jews within the hegemony of the Reich . What were the Germans to do with them ? During the early course of the campaign Hitler tipped the scales for mass murder ...
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... campaign , partly because many doctors and institutions were allowed to proceed on their own after the campaign was officially stopped ; it is generally believed , however , that the total killed was between 80,000 and 100,000 people.S9 ...
... campaign , partly because many doctors and institutions were allowed to proceed on their own after the campaign was officially stopped ; it is generally believed , however , that the total killed was between 80,000 and 100,000 people.S9 ...
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... campaign , 27 Asscher , Abraham , 125 Association des Juifs de Belgique , 153 Attrition of ghetto population , 60 , 62-63 , 117. See also Starvation Auschwitz , 2–3 , 66 , 77 , 80 , 88 , 128–29 , 149 , 161 , 184 , 192-93 ; escapes from ...
... campaign , 27 Asscher , Abraham , 125 Association des Juifs de Belgique , 153 Attrition of ghetto population , 60 , 62-63 , 117. See also Starvation Auschwitz , 2–3 , 66 , 77 , 80 , 88 , 128–29 , 149 , 161 , 184 , 192-93 ; escapes from ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
THE HOLOCAUST IN PERSPECTIVE | 8 |
THE FINAL SOLUTION | 31 |
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