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Thou Shalt Not Kill: Poles on Jedwabne

Jan Tomasz Gross

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When I said during public appearances in the United States and Israel that the issue was not being dodged in Poland, but, quite the opposite, was being written about - with no punches pulled - in the largest-circulation newspapers, what I said was greeted at first with incredulity, and later with great respect and relief." - Jan T. Gross, in Tygodnik Powszechny ------- On July 10, 1941, the Jewish inhabitants of the little Polish town of Jedwabne died at the hands of their neighbors. Until 2000, few were aware of what had happened there. This massacre is the subject of Jan T. Gross's "Neighbors", which sparked unprecedented controversy in Poland after its publication there in May 2000. "Thou Shalt Not Kill: Poles on Jedwabne" is an anthology that presents over thirty important articles on the murder in Jedwabne published in Poland by reporters, historians, and public figures. Some date from before the publication of Gross's book and others examine its aftermath, including first-hand accounts of the deep emotions stirred up in today's Jedwabne by the revelation of the wartime atrocity. The authors grapple here with issues of collective guilt and responsibility, and the scale of Polish and German involvement. All these texts are printed here in English for the first time. This collection gives the English speaking reader a broader context for Jan T. Gross's "Neighbors" and an inside look at the passionate debate on the shape of the Polish collective memory.

Language: English

Pages: 330

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Więź

Release: May 14, 2022

ISBN: 8388032380

ISBN 13: 9788388032387

Thou Shalt Not Kill: Poles on Jedwabne

Jan Tomasz Gross

5/5 ( ratings)

When I said during public appearances in the United States and Israel that the issue was not being dodged in Poland, but, quite the opposite, was being written about - with no punches pulled - in the largest-circulation newspapers, what I said was greeted at first with incredulity, and later with great respect and relief." - Jan T. Gross, in Tygodnik Powszechny ------- On July 10, 1941, the Jewish inhabitants of the little Polish town of Jedwabne died at the hands of their neighbors. Until 2000, few were aware of what had happened there. This massacre is the subject of Jan T. Gross's "Neighbors", which sparked unprecedented controversy in Poland after its publication there in May 2000. "Thou Shalt Not Kill: Poles on Jedwabne" is an anthology that presents over thirty important articles on the murder in Jedwabne published in Poland by reporters, historians, and public figures. Some date from before the publication of Gross's book and others examine its aftermath, including first-hand accounts of the deep emotions stirred up in today's Jedwabne by the revelation of the wartime atrocity. The authors grapple here with issues of collective guilt and responsibility, and the scale of Polish and German involvement. All these texts are printed here in English for the first time. This collection gives the English speaking reader a broader context for Jan T. Gross's "Neighbors" and an inside look at the passionate debate on the shape of the Polish collective memory.

Language: English

Pages: 330

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Więź

Release: May 14, 2022

ISBN: 8388032380

ISBN 13: 9788388032387

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