The great war against Eastern European Jewry, 1914-1920 / by Giuseppe Motta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Motta, Giuseppe, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Europe, Eastern--History--20th century.

Jews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

This volume focuses on the consequences that the First World War had on the Jews living in the notorious Pale of Settlement within the frontiers of the Tsarist Empire. The research is entirely based on a solid documentary study, consisting of the documents of the Joint Distribution Committee and references to many historiographic works. Rather than dealing with the military aspects of war, the book focuses on the political consequences, and in particular on the economic and social changes that the conflict generated. The Jewish communities experienced a personal tragedy within the general tragedy of war, as they were particularly "damaged", not only by violence and persecutions - suffering from the pogroms of Cossacks and local populations - but also by the evacuations and expulsions ordered by the military. It meant that a great part of the Jewish population was forced to leave their residence and, in many cases, compelled to wander for several years or even to emigrate. In addition to this, after the outbreak of World War I, the Russian Jews became "hostile elements" who were viewed as potential spies and traitors, and were subsequently targeted by a new wave of discriminatory measures that were based on two myths of contemporary antisemitism: the "stab in the back" and the conspiracy of Jewish Bolshevism. From this perspective, what happened during the Great War could be seen as an anticipation of the tragedy that affected Eastern European Jewry in the following decades.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction: The Jews in Russia

The Great War and the Jewish Question in Russia

Shrouds for the Dead and Bread for the Living!

Pomoshch'! The EKOPO and Relief in Russia

The Invasion of Galicia

Under German Occupation

Gimme Shelter: The Refugee Crisis during the War

Strangers in a Strange Land

The Jewish Question in Poland

No Man's Land: The Pogroms in Ukraine

Victims of Peace: The Refugees after the End of the War

Flesh and Bones: The Relief of the Children

Wind of Change: The Russian Jews and the Revolutions of 1917

Conclusions

Sources and References.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-1221-5

OCLC:

1044734465