Physical Description
xvi, 447 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
ISBN
0803239521
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-420) and index.
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.
