A Jewish kapo in Auschwitz: history, memory, and the politics of survival

This book presents the biography of Eliezer Gruenbaum (1908{u2013}1948) who was a Polish Jew denounced for serving as a Kapo while interned at Auschwitz. He was the communist son of Itzhak Gruenbaum, the most prominent secular leader of interwar Polish Jewry who later became the chairman of the Jewi...

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Main Author: Friling, Ṭuvyah 1953- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:Undetermined language
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Published: Waltham, Massachusetts Brandeis University Press [2014]
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:A Jewish Kapo in Auschwitz: History, Memory, and the Politics of Survival (2016) (Mengerink, Mark A.)
Series/Journal:The Schusterman series in Israel studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Gruenbaum, Eliezer 1908-1948 / Kapo (Prisoner) / Collaborationist
Further subjects:B Grinboim, Eliʻezer
B Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) (Poland) Biography
B Biographies
B Grinboim, Eliʻezer (1908-1948)
B Collaborationists
B Experience account
B Poland
B Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
B World War, 1939-1945 Collaborationists (Poland) Biography
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Summary:This book presents the biography of Eliezer Gruenbaum (1908{u2013}1948) who was a Polish Jew denounced for serving as a Kapo while interned at Auschwitz. He was the communist son of Itzhak Gruenbaum, the most prominent secular leader of interwar Polish Jewry who later became the chairman of the Jewish Agency{u2019}s Rescue Committee during the Holocaust and Israel{u2019}s first minister of the interior.--Publisher's description
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-314) and index
ISBN:1611685761