The Crime And The Silence by Anna Bikont
Confronting the Massacre of Jews in Wartime Jedwabne
An investigative work that revisits the 1941 Jedwabne massacre, combining archival research with interviews of survivors, witnesses, and descendants to expose the roles of local Poles in the murder of their Jewish neighbors. It traces decades of denial, fear, and silence under communism and after, showing how memory, nationalism, and antisemitism shaped the public conversation. Through intimate portraits and ethical reflection, it honors rescuers, confronts perpetrators’ legacies, and probes what it means for a community and a nation to face inconvenient truths.
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- Published
- 2004
- Nationality
- Polish
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 560
- Original Language
- Polish
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- Le Crime et le Silence
- My z Jedwabnego
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