Language:
English
Year of publication:
1988
Titel der Quelle:
Yad Vashem Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
19 (1988) 317-340
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Historiography
Abstract:
Describes articles which appeared in the Polish-language press in 1986-87, some of them in response to Błoński's article "Biedni Polacy patrzą na getto" [published in "Tygodnik Powszechny" (11 Jan 1987)], and gives extensive excerpts (in English translation) which exemplify the current controversy. Two approaches are evident: open criticism of Polish attitudes towards the Jews, and the traditional, apologetic, distorting, or falsifying approach. Issues raised include the attitudes of the Polish underground; attitudes of Polish society to the rescue of Jews; antisemitism in Poland before, during, and after the war; and the economic benefits reaped by Poles following the deportation and murder of the Jews. States that soul-searching and criticism of Polish attitudes are particularly pronounced in Catholic circles; no such tendency can be seen in the Communist Party. Writers who have distorted or falsified history, or whose works have antisemitic overtones, are Jerzy Ślaski, Franciszek Stopniak, and Roman Zygadlewicz.
Note:
See also in Hebrew.
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Appeared also in "Holocaust Literature; a Handbook of Critical, Historical, and Literary Writings", 1993.
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