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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... groups . ” * Opposition to Jews undoubtedly composed a low - grade consensus among many elements in German society at the time : this was especially the case among middle - class pressure groups such as the National Union of Commercial ...
... groups . ” * Opposition to Jews undoubtedly composed a low - grade consensus among many elements in German society at the time : this was especially the case among middle - class pressure groups such as the National Union of Commercial ...
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... group action consciously taken in opposition to known or surmised laws , actions , or intentions directed against ... groups for survival . How that political aim is expressed varies widely , most obviously due to the widely differing ...
... group action consciously taken in opposition to known or surmised laws , actions , or intentions directed against ... groups for survival . How that political aim is expressed varies widely , most obviously due to the widely differing ...
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... groups and splinters of groups within the ghetto , each one of which formed platoon - sized fighting units . It was remarkably difficult for these groups to work together , and only in July 1942 did representatives of Zionist youth ...
... groups and splinters of groups within the ghetto , each one of which formed platoon - sized fighting units . It was remarkably difficult for these groups to work together , and only in July 1942 did representatives of Zionist youth ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
THE HOLOCAUST IN PERSPECTIVE | 8 |
THE FINAL SOLUTION | 31 |
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