Description
Book Synopsis Contrary to the common notion that news regarding the unfolding Holocaust was unavailable or unreliable, news from Europe was often communicated to North American Poles through the Polish-language press. This work engages with the origins debate and demonstrates that the Polish-language press covered seminal issues during the interwar years, the war, and the Holocaust extensively on their front and main story pages, and were extremely responsive, professional, and vocal in their journalism. From Polish-Jewish relations, to the cause of the Second World War and subsequently the development of genocide-related policy, North American Poles, had a different perspective from mainstream society on the causes and effects of what was happening. New research for this book examines attitudes toward Jews prior to and during the Holocaust, and how information on such attitudes was disseminated. It utilizes selected Polish newspapers of the period 1926-1945, predominantly the Republika-Gor
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Illustrations
- Preface: The Value of Testimony
- 1. The Polish Press and Polish-Jewish Relations (1926-1929)
- 2. Prelude to the Hitler Years (1929-1933)
- 3. The Commencement of National "Cleansing" (1933-1936)
- 4. On the War Path (1936-1939)
- 5.Annihilation Becomes a Reality (1940-1945)
- 6. Why the Debate of "Who Knew What, When?" Still Matters
- Conclusion: A Human Issue
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
