- Summary
- "This book challenges the established narratives surrounding the Holocaust. The focus of this book is the comparative study of the history of two Jewish communities in Central Europe, Slovakia and Hungary, during the Holocaust. The study reveals that, although the Jews of Slovakia and Hungary expected to receive reliable information from their leaders regarding how to behave in view of the Nazis' decrees, they were deported to the extermination camps without knowing where the journey would take them. In the spring of 1944, the Jewish leaders in both countries were fully informed about Auschwitz-Birkenau. Yet, they kept silent in order not to 'create panic,' and did not warn the Jewish people of the impending disaster. Estimates suggest that 83% of Slovakia's Jews, and 65% of Hungary's Jews perished in the Holocaust. Almost all the Jewish leaders in these two countries survived the Holocaust. The study further shows that, although one of the leaders, Dr. Rudolf Kasztner, saved 1,684 Jews on the 'Kasztner Train', not only did he not share the information in his possession regarding the final destination of the deportees to Auschwitz, but he also disseminated false information in Cluj, the town where he was born. His desire to help German Nazi war criminals, by giving them favorable character evidence at the Nuremberg trials, remains a mystery to this day"-- Provided by publisher.
- Variant Title
- Price of silence
- Format
- Online resource
- Author/Creator
- Landau, Ruth, 1946- author.
- Published
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholar Publishing, 2023
©2023
- Locale
- Slovakia
Hungary
- Contents
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1. From Civil Equality to Nationalism and Antisemitism
2. The Jewish Leaderships in Slovakia and Hungary in 1938-1939
3. The Jewish Leaderships in Slovakia and Hungary in 1940-1941
4. The Jewish Leaderships in Slovakia and Hungary in 1942-1943
5. The Jewish Leaderships in Hungary and Slovakia in 1944-1945
6. The Importance of Information about the Destruction of the Jews and of Funding for Rescue
7. The History of the Jews of Diószeg: A Case Study
8. Rudolf (Israel) Kasztner: A Case Study.
- Biography
- Professor Ruth Landau taught social work and ethics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Recently, she has been included among the top 100 most impactful global contributors to social work journal scholarship.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references.
1. From Civil Equality to Nationalism and Antisemitism -- 2. The Jewish Leaderships in Slovakia and Hungary in 1938-1939 -- 3. The Jewish Leaderships in Slovakia and Hungary in 1940-1941 -- 4. The Jewish Leaderships in Slovakia and Hungary in 1942-1943 -- 5. The Jewish Leaderships in Hungary and Slovakia in 1944-1945 -- 6. The Importance of Information about the Destruction of the Jews and of Funding for Rescue -- 7. The History of the Jews of Diószeg: A Case Study -- 8. Rudolf (Israel) Kasztner: A Case Study.
