The Jews of Bohemia and Moravia Facing the Holocaust |
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| Author:
| Rothkirchen, Livia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-42375-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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We were both small nations whose existence could never be taken for granted, Vaclav Havel said of the Czechs and the Jews of Israel in 1990, and indeed, the complex and intimate link between the fortunes of these two peoples is unique in European history. This book, by one of the world s leading authorities on the history of Czech and Slovak Jewry during the Nazi period, is the first to thoroughly document this singular relationship and to trace its impact, both practical and profound,...
More DescriptionWe were both small nations whose existence could never be taken for granted, Vaclav Havel said of the Czechs and the Jews of Israel in 1990, and indeed, the complex and intimate link between the fortunes of these two peoples is unique in European history. This book, by one of the world s leading authorities on the history of Czech and Slovak Jewry during the Nazi period, is the first to thoroughly document this singular relationship and to trace its impact, both practical and profound, on the fate of the Jews of Bohemia and Moravia during the Holocaust."