The Holocaust in historyPublished for Brandeis University Press by University Press of New England, Nov 1, 1987 - History - 267 pages Did 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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Page 72
For many French officials the roundups and deportations of 1942 were simply a
continuation of a program deemed by the highest authorities in the land to be in
the French national interest.31 Yet in France and elsewhere in the west trouble ...
For many French officials the roundups and deportations of 1942 were simply a
continuation of a program deemed by the highest authorities in the land to be in
the French national interest.31 Yet in France and elsewhere in the west trouble ...
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were already many thousands of victims of the Ustasha regime when Zagreb
agreed to deportations in the summer of 1942, and the Final Solution had already
been in effect for some time.41 With Hungary, the delay of deportations until 1944
...
were already many thousands of victims of the Ustasha regime when Zagreb
agreed to deportations in the summer of 1942, and the Final Solution had already
been in effect for some time.41 With Hungary, the delay of deportations until 1944
...
Page 102
Systematic deportations "to the east" began throughout western Europe in the
summer of 1942, and with them people could no longer shield themselves from
the cruelties of anti-Jewish policies. At first, deportation trains were made up
almost ...
Systematic deportations "to the east" began throughout western Europe in the
summer of 1942, and with them people could no longer shield themselves from
the cruelties of anti-Jewish policies. At first, deportation trains were made up
almost ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
THE HOLOCAUST IN PERSPECTIVE | 8 |
THE FINAL SOLUTION | 31 |
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| Title | The Holocaust in history Volume 7 of Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series Issue 7 of Tauber Institute series, Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry (Waltham, Mass.) |
| Author | Michael Robert Marrus |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Published for Brandeis University Press by University Press of New England, 1987 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0874514258, 9780874514254 |
| Length | 267 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Holocaust History / Military / World War II Religion / Judaism / General |
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