- Summary
- Describes the situation of the Jews in Pomerania after World War I. There were two groups: Germanized Jews who had lived there before the rise of independent Poland and Jews from other parts of Poland who were looking to settle there after the war. Many Germanized Jews emigrated to Germany. Pomeranian authorities stressed that Jews, like Germans, were a foreign element in Pomerania. Surveys the right-wing press and analyzes stereotypical images of the Jew. Endecja had a strong influence in Pomerania; the issue of the "Jewish question" was prominent in its press, where the Jews were presented as enemies of Poland. The Jews were accused of organizing "world capitalism" and an "anti-capitalist revolution" at the same time. Surveys the main themes of anti-Jewish propaganda in the press, including fear of the Jew-communist ("Żydokomuna"), Jews as enemies of Christianity, Jews "polluting" Polish education and culture. Describes, as well, reactions to the Nazi anti-Jewish measures in Germany, and proposals for resolving the "Jewish question" in Poland through economic struggle and mass emigration of the Jews. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism).
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Michalski, Ryszard (Ryszard Franciszek), 1937-
- Published
- Toruń : Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, 1997
- Locale
- Poland
Pomerelia
Pomerelia (Poland)
Pologne
Pomérélie
Pommern
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 68-73).
