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Author:   Livia Rothkirchen
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:   University of Nebraska Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780803239524

ISBN 10:   0803239521
Pages:   450
Publication Date:   01 January 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Prologue: Prague and Jerusalem: Spiritual Ties between Czechs and Jews; 1: The Historical Setting; 2: Years of Challenge and Growth: The Jewish Minority in Czechoslovakia (1918-1938); 3: The Aftermath of Munich: the Crisis of the Intellectuals; 4: Under German Occupation (1939-1945); 5: The Protectorate Governments and the Final Solution of the Jewish Question (1939-1945); 6: The Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile in London: Attitudes and Reactions to Jewish Plight; 7: Jewish Individuals and Groups within the Czech Home Resistance; 8: The Righteous and the Brave: Compassion and Solidarity with the Persecuted; 9: Gateway to Death: The Unique Character of Ghetto Terezin (Theresienstadt); 10: The Spiritual Legacy Terezin Inmates; Epilogue: Between 1945 and the Velvet Revolution of 1989

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The Jews of Bohemia and Moravia will certainly be inspiring for all readers with an interest in the history of the Jewish presence in the Czech lands. It has a highly detailed system of footnotes and a wide bibliography, allowing readers to find other publications and studies for the individual periods under description. -Petr Bednarik, Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies An extensive bibliography and list of footnotes are included. Vivid and sobering, this book covers much ground. An essential addition to academic libraries with Holocaust collections. -Hallie Cantor, Association of Jewish Libraries

Author Information

The historian Livia Rothkirchen has worked for the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem for more than twenty-five years. She is the author of The Destruction of Slovak Jewry and was awarded the Max Nordau Prize for history.

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