Language:
English
Year of publication:
2012
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Modern Jewish Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
11,2 (2012) 149-167
Keywords:
Iwaszkiewicz, Jarosław,
;
Dabrowska, Maria,
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature
;
Polish literature History and criticism
;
Jews
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Jews History 1800-2000
Abstract:
The wartime diaries of the Polish writers Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz and Maria Dąbrowska, both of which were written in Warsaw, reveal contrasting attitudes toward the genocide of the Jews in Poland. While Iwaszkiewicz was stunned by the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto, Dąbrowska mentioned the Warsaw ghetto uprising and the ghetto destruction in only five sentences. Compares the upbringing and political views of the two writers. Dąbrowska's nationalism and her view of the Poles as a nation having a special mission caused her to regard the Jews as competitors to Poles and to dream of a "blossoming" Poland without Jews. Iwaszkiewicz was not immune to anti-Jewish bias, but his more cosmopolitan and humanist worldview and his acquaintance with many Polish Jewish intellectuals made him empathize with the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Iwaszkiewicz and his wife Anna engaged in rescuing Jews during the German occupation, while Dąbrowska showed no sympathy for the Jewish plight.
DOI:
10.1080/14725886.2012.684861
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