The Holocaust in the Soviet Union / Yitzhak Arad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arad, Yitzhak, 1926-2021.

Series:

Comprehensive history of the Holocaust.

The comprehensive history of the Holocaust

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Persecutions--Soviet Union--History--20th century.

Jews.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Soviet Union.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Soviet Union--Historiography.

Antisemitism--Soviet Union.

Antisemitism.

Soviet Union--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (720 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press ; Jerusalem : Yad Vashem, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Holocaust in the Soviet Union is the most complete account to date of the Soviet Jews during the World War II and the Holocaust (1941-45). Reports, records, documents, and research previously unavailable in English enable Yitzhak Arad to trace the Holocaust in the German-occupied territories of the Soviet Union through three separate periods in which German political and military goals in the occupied territories dictated the treatment of the Jews. Arad's examination of the differences between the Holocaust in the Soviet Union compared to other European nations reveals how Nazi ideological

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Part 1. The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union before World War II; Part 2. The Impact of Political and Military Developments on the Jews of Eastern Europe, September 1, 1939, to June 22, 1941; Part 3. The German Attack on the Soviet Union; Part 4. Mass Murder, First Stage: June 22, 1941, to Winter 1941-42; Part 5. Mass Murder, Second Stage: From Spring to Late 1942; Part 6. Mass Murder, Third Stage: From Early 1943 until the End of German Occupation; Part 7. The Murder of Specific Jewish Groups

Part 8. The Robbery of Jewish Property and Cultural ValuesPart 9. Non-Jewish Society and Its Reaction to the Genocide of the Jews; Part 10. The Jews in Their Struggle for Life and in Armed Resistance; Conclusion; Epilogue: The Holocaust and Soviet Governing Authorities; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-13088-9

9786612130885

0-8032-2270-X

OCLC:

609843184