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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Format: | Print Book |
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Waltham, Massachusetts
Brandeis University Press
[2014]
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In: | Year: 2014 |
Reviews: | A Jewish Kapo in Auschwitz: History, Memory, and the Politics of Survival (2016) (Mengerink, Mark A.)
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Series/Journal: | The Schusterman series in Israel studies
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gruenbaum, Eliezer 1908-1948
/ Kapo (Prisoner)
/ Collaborationist
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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 |
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 |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-314) and index |
ISBN: | 1611685761 |