Polish Jews in the Soviet Union (1939-1959) : History and Memory of Deportation, Exile, and Survival / edited by Katharina Friedla and Markus Nesselrodt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Friedla, Katharina, editor.

Nesselrodt, Markus, 1984- editor.

Series:

Jews of Poland.

Jews of Poland Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews, Polish--Soviet Union--History.

Jews, Polish.

Jews--Poland--Relocation--Soviet Union.

Jews.

Forced migration--Poland--History.

Forced migration.

Jewish refugees--Soviet Union--History.

Jewish refugees.

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

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Holocaust survivors--Soviet Union.

Holocaust survivors.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2021.

Summary:

The majority of Poland's prewar Jewishpopulation managed to survive World War II and the Holocaust in the interior ofthe Soviet Union. This collection of original essays tells the story of morethan 200,000 Polish Jews and offers new insights into their experiences.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Note on Translations, Transliterations, and Place Names

Foreword

Introduction

Part One—History

1 Who, When, and Why? Escaping German Occupation in 1939 versus 1941

2 Children in Exile: Wartime Journeys of Polish Jewish Youth

3 Together and Apart: Poles and Polish Jews in the War-Torn Soviet Union

4 “I’m rushing with millions of others to the battlefield”—Jewish Soldiers in the Polish Army in the Soviet Union, 1943–1946

5 Repatriation of Polish Catholics and Jews from Distant Parts of the Soviet Union in Polish-Soviet Relations (1944–1947)

6 Polish Citizenship as a Way to Freedom: How Soviet Jews Escaped the USSR Using Polish Documents

7 “The Deepest Self Denies the Face”: Polish Jewish Intellectuals and the Birth of the “Soviet Marrano”

8 Hersh Smolar: A Polish Personage in the Soviet Jewish Cultural Scene, 1940s–1960s

Part Two—Memory

9 Contested Memories: Soviet and Polish Jewish Refugees and Evacuees Recount Their Experience on the Soviet Home Front

10 Neither “Victims” nor “Survivors”: Polish Jews Reflect on Their Wartime Experiences in the Soviet Union During the Second World War

11 A Matzeva Amid Crosses: Jewish Exiles in the Polish Memory of Siberia

12 Before, During, and After: The Objects and Archival Material in the POLIN Museum

EPILOGUE

Selected Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Note on Contributors

Index of Places

Index of Names

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Friedla, Katharina Polish Jews in the Soviet Union (1939-1959)

ISBN:

9781644697511

1644697513

9781644697504

1644697505

OCLC:

1291507070