The agony of Greek Jews, 1940-1945 / Steven B. Bowman.

By:

Bowman, Steven B [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009.Description: xiv, 325 pages : maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780804755849
0804755841

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

949.5

Contents:

The Jews of Greece to World War I -- Germans and Jews in Greece -- In victory and defeat -- Vernichtungsorganisierung -- Chronicle of the deportations -- Abnormal deaths in a foreign land -- How a remnant survived -- Freedom or death -- Relief and rescue -- Bitter homecoming.

Summary: "The Agony of Greek Jews tells the story of modern Greek Jewry as its came under the control of the Kingdom of Greece during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In particular, it deals with the vicissitudes of those Jews who held Greek citizenship during the interwar and wartime periods. Individual chapters address the participation of Greek and Palestinian Jews in the 1941 fighting with Italy and Germany; the roles of Jews in the Greek Resistance, aid, and rescue attempts; and the problems faced by Jews who returned from the camps and the mountains in the aftermath of the German retreat. Bowman focuses on the fate of one minority group of Greek citizens during the war and explores various aspects of its relations with the conquerors, the conquered, and concerned bystanders. His book contains new archival material and interviews with survivors. It supersedes much of the general literature on the subject of Greek Jewry."-- Publisher's description.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	949.5 BOW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000010661

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The Agony of Greek Jews tells the story of modern Greek Jewry as its came under the control of the Kingdom of Greece during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In particular, it deals with the vicissitudes of those Jews who held Greek citizenship during the interwar and wartime periods. Individual chapters address the participation of Greek and Palestinian Jews in the 1941 fighting with Italy and Germany; the roles of Jews in the Greek Resistance, aid, and rescue attempts; and the problems faced by Jews who returned from the camps and the mountains in the aftermath of the German retreat. Bowman focuses on the fate of one minority group of Greek citizens during the war and explores various aspects of its relations with the conquerors, the conquered, and concerned bystanders. His book contains new archival material and interviews with survivors. It supersedes much of the general literature on the subject of Greek Jewry."-- Publisher's description.