In The Death Camps of Croatia, Raphael Israeli shows that
throughout Yugoslavia during World War II, anti-semitism was both
deeply rooted and widespread. This book traces the circumstances
and the historical context in which the pro-Nazi Ustasha state,
encompassing Croatia and Bosnia, erected the Jadovno and Jasenovac
death camps. Israeli distills fact and historical record from
accusation and grievance, noting that seventy years later, the gap
in research and the collection of data, memoirs, and oral histories
has become almost irreparable. This volume meets the challenge,
basing its conclusions on evidence from participants from the
period.
The battle between the Serbs and the Croats is not likely to be
settled any time soon. Both sides have accused the other of the
wrongdoings that everyone knows occurred. While the German Nazis,
Croat Ustasha, Serbian collaborators, Cetnicks, and Bosnian Hanjar
recruits are often seen as the wrongdoers, there were individuals
who helped the Jews, hid them at great risk, and enabled them to
survive. These people absorbed the Jews in their own ranks, and
gave them the means to fight; they were the only people who helped
the Jews.
This volume is not about judging one side or the other; it is
about acknowledging the evil all sides inflicted upon the Jewish
minority in their midst. Serbs, Muslims, and Croats continue to
dominate the ex-Yugoslavian scene. It has been their arena of
battle for centuries, while the flourishing Jewish minority culture
in that area has all but come to a historical standstill and has
almost completely vanished. Yet the struggle over the historical
record continues.
General
Imprint: |
AldineTransaction
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2013 |
First published: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Raphael Israeli
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
226 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4128-4975-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
1-4128-4975-6 |
Barcode: |
9781412849753 |
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