Products tagged with 'Poland'
On Duty - The Polish Blue & Criminal Police in the Holocaust
On Duty - The Role of the Polish Blue and Criminal Police in the Holocaust
By Jan Grabowski
The Polish Police, commonly called the Blue or uniformed police in order to avoid using the term “Polish,” has played a most lamentable role in the extermination of the Jews of Poland. The uniformed police has been an enthusiastic executor of all German directives regarding the Jews.
Emanuel Ringelblum, Warsaw, 1943
Shortly after the occupation of Poland in the fall of 1939, the Germans created the Blue Police, consisting mainly of prewar Polish police officers. Within a short time, this police force was responsible for enforcing many anti-Jewish regulations issued by the Nazis. Who were these policemen, and how did they transform from ordinary policemen to murderous executioners? And what was the role of the Germans in this horrifying picture?
Night Without End: The Fate of Jews in German-Occupied Poland
Edited by Jan Grabowski and Barbara Engelking
My Involuntary Journeys
Hanna Temkin
In My Involuntary Journeys, Hanna Temkin shares her story for the first time, shedding light on lesser-known aspects of Jewish life and survival in Eastern Europe before, during, and after the Holocaust. Moreover, Hanna’s story is an inspiring tale of female empowerment and serves as a testament to her ability to overcome the worst odds.
Memoirs of an Unfortunate Person: The Diary of Moty Stromer
Moty Stromer | Foreword by David Silberklang
Jewish Presence in Absence: The Aftermath of the Holocaust in Poland, 1944–2010
Editors: Feliks Tych and Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska
Guarded by Angels: How My Father and Uncle Survived Hitler and Cheated Stalin
Alan Elsner | Foreword by David Cesarani
