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Author:

Rothkirchen, Livia.

Title:

The Jews of Bohemia and Moravia : facing the Holocaust / Livia Rothkirchen.

Publisher:

Yad Vashem,
Yad Vashem,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xvi, 447 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Jews--Czechoslovakia--History--20th century.
Jews--Bohemia--Bohemia--History--20th century.
Jews--Moravia--Moravia--History--20th century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czechoslovakia.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Bohemia.--Bohemia.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Moravia.--Moravia.
Joden.
Etnische betrekkingen.
Holocaust.
Czechoslovakia--Ethnic relations.
Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Ethnic relations.
Moravia (Czech Republic)--Ethnic relations.
Czechoslovakia--History--1938-1945.
4.435.
4.440.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-420) and index.

Contents:

Prologue : Prague and Jerusalem : spiritual ties between Czechs and Jews -- The historical setting -- Years of challenge and growth : the Jewish minority in Czechoslovakia (1918-38) -- The aftermath of Munich : the crisis of the intellectuals -- Under German occupation (1939-45) -- The protectorate governments and the "Final Solution" -- The Czechoslovak government-in-exile in London : attitudes and reactions to the Jewish plight -- Jews in the Czech home resistance -- The "righteous" and the brave : compassion and solidarity with the persecuted -- Gateway to death : the unique character of Ghetto Terezín (Theresienstadt) -- The spiritual legacy of the Terezín inmates -- Epilogue : between 1945 and the Velvet Revolution of 1989.

Series:

The comprehensive history of the Holocaust

ISBN:

9780803239524
9780803239524 (cloth : alk. paper)
0803239521 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)58830863

LCCN:

2005009414

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)