- Summary
- "Between Hitler and Churchill exposes an unknown facet in the World War II history: the attempt of a senior official in the Polish government-in-exile to collude with the Third Reich and a successful British intelligence operation which thwarted this move in its infancy. This surprising and fascinating event is described through the personal stories of its two main protagonists, Polish Jews. One of them mediated the said Polish-German contacts, while the other assisted the British in capturing the mediator in the Middle East and murdering him there without trial. Although it reads like a historical thriller, the book is based on British, Polish, German and Russian diplomatic and intelligence reports, many of which are revealed and analyzed here for the first time"-- Provided by publisher.
- Uniform Title
- Ben Hiṭler le-Ts'erts'il. English
- Series
- Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and their legacy
Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and their legacy.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Falkov, Yaacov, author.
- Published
- Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2025
©2025
- Locale
- Great Britain
Germany
Poland
- Contents
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Important background events
Introduction. A chance encounter at the Warsaw International Airport and its surprising ramifications
From provincial Polish Jew to Chilean diplomat
The miracle worker of occupied Warsaw
The top player of fascist Bucharest
A base of operations and secret negotiations on the banks of the Bosporus
Suspicions, preparations for neutralization, and an abduction in Istanbul
Publicity, investigation, and a mysterious death in the sands of Haifa
A plot hatched in London under the auspices of MI
Egyptian exile, professional fiasco, and disappearance in the mists of history
The battle over the legacy of "Lis"
The fates of the secondary characters in this drama, against the backdrop of the processes that shaped its course.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Sigal, Michael, translator.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Important background events -- Introduction. A chance encounter at the Warsaw International Airport and its surprising ramifications -- From provincial Polish Jew to Chilean diplomat -- The miracle worker of occupied Warsaw -- The top player of fascist Bucharest -- A base of operations and secret negotiations on the banks of the Bosporus -- Suspicions, preparations for neutralization, and an abduction in Istanbul -- Publicity, investigation, and a mysterious death in the sands of Haifa -- A plot hatched in London under the auspices of MI -- Egyptian exile, professional fiasco, and disappearance in the mists of history -- The battle over the legacy of "Lis" -- The fates of the secondary characters in this drama, against the backdrop of the processes that shaped its course.
Translation of Ben Hiṭler le-Ts'erts'il : shene sokhnim Yehudim u-maʼamats ha-biyun ha-Briṭi le-manoʻa heskem ḥashaʼi ben memshelet Polin ha-golah le-Germanyah ha-Natsit, 2022.
