{"product_id":"fear-anti-semitism-in-poland-after-auschwitz-an-essay-in-historical-interpretation-paperback","title":"Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland After Auschwitz: An Essay in Historical Interpretation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Gross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn astonishing and heartbreaking study of the Polish Holocaust survivors who returned home only to face continued violence and anti-Semitism at the hands of their neighbors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eFear\u003c\/i\u003e] culminates in so keen a shock that even a student of the Jewish tragedy during World War II cannot fail to feel it.\"--Elie Wiesel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Poland suffered an exceedingly brutal Nazi occupation during the Second World War, in which 90 percent of the country's three and a half million Jews perished. Yet despite this unprecedented calamity, Jewish Holocaust survivors returning to their hometowns in Poland after the war were further subjected to terror and bloodshed. The deadliest peacetime pogrom in twentieth-century Europe took place in the Polish town of Kielce on July 4, 1946. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFear, \u003c\/i\u003e Jan T. Gross addresses a vexing question: How was this possible? At the center of his investigation is a detailed reconstruction of the Kielce pogrom and how ordinary Poles responded to the spectacle of Jews being murdered by their fellow citizens. Anti-Semitism, Gross argues, became a common currency between the Communist regime and a society in which many were complicit in the Nazi campaign of plunder and murder--and for whom the Jewish survivors were a standing reproach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more than half a century, the fate of Jewish Holocaust survivors in Poland was cloaked in guilt and shame. Writing with passion, brilliance, and fierce clarity, Jan T. Gross brings to light a truth that must never be ignored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"That a civilized nation could have descended so low . . . such behavior must be documented, remembered, discussed. This Gross does, intelligently and exhaustively.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Gripping . . . an especially powerful and, yes, painful reading experience . . . illuminating and searing.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Gross tells a devastating story. . . . One can only hope that this important book will make a difference.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A masterful work that sheds necessary light on a tragic and often-ignored aspect of postwar history.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Astonishing . . . Gross supplies impeccable documentation.\"\u003cb\u003e--Baltimore \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Compelling . . . Gross builds a meticulous case.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan T. Gross\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNeighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the National Book Award. He teaches history at Princeton University, where he is the Norman B. Tomlinson '16 and '48 Professor of War and Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.05 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978469146925,"sku":"9780812967463","price":22.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/tnrZ8gUaNS9780812967463.webp?v=1775805337","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/fear-anti-semitism-in-poland-after-auschwitz-an-essay-in-historical-interpretation-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}