1. POLES, JEWS, AND THE HOLOCAUST: SOME REFLECTIONS.
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PAWLIKOWSKI, JOHN T.
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HOLOCAUST, 1939-1945 ,ATROCITIES in World War II ,WORLD War II ,POLISH people ,JEWS ,RACISM ,ANTISEMITISM ,TWENTIETH century ,HISTORY of racism ,HISTORY of antisemitism - Abstract
The article discusses Polish-Jewish relations, particularly reflecting on the experiences and memories of Poles and Jews relating to the Holocaust. It comments on anti-Semitism and bioracism as causes of the Holocaust, exploring the influence of the ideas of former Cistercian monk Jorg Lanz von Liebenfels on Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The author also reflects on Jewish and Polish identity, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the U.S. organization the National Polish-American/Jewish-American Council.
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- 2011
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