Rethinking Poles and Jews: Troubled Past, Brighter Future
Since Polish Catholics embraced some anti-Jewish notions and actions prior to WWII, many intertwined the Nazi death camps in Poland with Polish anti-Semitism. As a result, more so than local non-Jewish population in other Nazi-occupied countries, Polish Catholics were considered active collaborators in the destruction of European Jewry. Through the presentation of these negative images in Holocaust literature, documentaries, and teaching, these stereotypes have been sustained and infect...
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Rethinking Poles and Jews focuses on the role of Holocaust-related material in perpetuating anti-Polish images and describes organizational efforts to combat them. Without minimizing contemporary Polish anti-Semitism, it also presents more positive material on contemporary Polish-American organizations and Jewish life in Poland.
Part 1 Foreward Part 2 Preface Part 3 Introduction: Confronting Negative Stereotypes: Polish Behavior in Wartime and Contemporary Poland Part 4 Anti-Polish Stereotypes Chapter 5 Introduction: Anti-Polish Stereotypes Chapter 6 Poland and the Poles in the Cinematic Portrayal of the Holocaust Chapter 7 Cinema in the Crossfire of Jewish-Polish Polemics: Wajda's Korczak and Polanski's The Pianist Chapter 8 American Press Coverage of Poland's Role in the Holocaust Chapter 9 Measuring Anti-Polish Biases Among Holocaust Teachers Part 10 Contextual Understanding and Dialogue Chapter 11 Introduction: Polish-Jewish Relations in America Chapter 12 Polish-Jewish Relations during the Holocaust: A Changing Jewish Viewpoint Chapter 13 Polish and Jewish Historiography of Jewish-Polish Relations during World War II Chapter 14 The Holocaust: A Continuing Challenge for Polish-Jewish Relations Chapter 15 Polish-Jewish Relations since 1984: Reflections of a Participant Part 16 Contemporary Poland Chapter 17 Introduction: Polish-Jewish Relations in Poland: Where Have We Come From and Where Are We Headed? Chapter 18 The Evolution of Catholic-Jewish Relations after 1989 Chapter 19 Antisemitism in Contemporary Poland: Does It Matter? And For Whom Does It Matter? Chapter 20 Polish Historians Respond to Jedwabne Chapter 21 March of the Living: Confronting Anti-Polish Stereotypes Chapter 22 Gentiles Doing Jewish Stuff: The Contributions of Polish Non-Jews to Polish Jewish Life
\ Jewish Book WorldThe essays in this book attempt to demystify the claims and charges made, to shed some light on an emotional issue and to provide information and perspective in our search for understanding and reconciliation. The editors, Cherry and Orla-Bukowska, are to be commended for their efforts.\ \ \ \ \ The Polonia PortalThe contributors to Rethinking Poles and Jews are knowledgeable persons, experienced in Polish-Jewish dialogue, whose individual efforts over the years have helped to bring about the 'brighter future' foreseen in the subtitle.\ \
