Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
2018
Titel der Quelle:
Jewish Social Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
23,3 (2018) 101-127
Schlagwort(e):
Jews, Polish History 20th century
;
Jews Social life and customs
;
World War, 1939-1945
;
World War, 1939-1945 Refugees
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Kurzfassung:
During World War II, millions of refugees fled their homes and were displaced across Europe, central Asia, and the Middle East. In September 1939, Nazi and Soviet armies invaded Poland, resulting in countless individuals being deported or “resettled”—forcibly exiled to labor camps in Siberia and Soviet central Asia. This article examines the story of a large wave of Polish refugees granted amnesty by Iran after the Soviets allied with Great Britain in June 1941. Between 1941 and 1943, hundreds of thousands of Poles were allowed into Iran, where social and political conditions helped them rebuild their lives, establish thriving Polish institutions, and leave a lasting impact on Iranian urban culture. Polish exiles in Iran established newspapers, art galleries, cafés, orchestras, theaters, and salons that catered first and foremost to the Polish community but later became central to the myriad of Allied army soldiers stationed in Iran, as well as to the emerging Iranian urban middle class.
DOI:
10.2979/jewisocistud.23.3.04
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