In the midst of civilized Europe : the pogroms of 1918-1921 and the onset of the Holocaust
Veidlinger, Jeffrey, 1971-2021
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Between 1918 and 1921, over a hundred thousand Jews were murdered in Ukraine and Poland by peasants, townsmen, and soldiers who blamed the Jews for the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. In hundreds of separate incidents, ordinary people robbed their Jewish neighbors with impunity, burned down their houses, ripped apart their Torah scrolls, sexually assaulted them, and killed them. Largely forgotten today, these pogroms -- ethnic riots -- dominated headlines and international affairs in their time. Aid workers warned that six million Jews were in danger of complete extermination. Twenty years later, these dire predictions would come true. Drawing upon long-neglected archival materials, including thousands of newly discovered witness testimonies, trial records, and official orders, historian Jeffrey Veidlinger shows for the first time how this wave of genocidal violence created the conditions for the Holocaust. Through stories of survivors, perpetrators, aid workers, and governmental officials, he explains how so many different groups of people came to the same conclusion: that killing Jews was an acceptable response to their various problems.
In the midst of civilized Europe : the pogroms of 1918-1921 and the onset of the Holocaust / by Jeffrey Veidlinger.
London : Picador, 2021.©2021.
viii, 466 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
First published 2021 by Metropolitan Books.Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781509867462 (paperback)
305.8924
English
Pogroms -- Ukraine -- History -- 20th centuryAntisemitism -- Ukraine -- History -- 20th centuryJews -- Ukraine -- History -- 20th centuryPogroms -- Poland -- History -- 20th centuryAntisemitism -- Poland -- History -- 20th centuryJews -- Poland -- History -- 20th centuryHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Ukraine -- Ethnic relationsPoland -- Ethnic relations
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