From Lucyna Artymiuk
June 30 2008
I am just finishing reading a most interesting book -
Jews in Eastern Poland and the USSR 1939-46
ed Norman Davies and Antony Polonsky
published in 1991
series of articles by various academics
It talks about the situation of the Jews deported to the East by the Soviets
Topics discussed in this book - are rarely dealt with in literature on the Holocaust - lots of statistics and wonderful insight into an untold story
The editors are both historians with excellent reputations
However it is also good insight on Soviet policy to Kresy in general
talks about consequences of Sovietisation on the population and how the approach taken by the Soviets to the minorities issues
talks in much detail about Jews in both Anders and Berlings armies
I found out some interestings things such as t two leaders of the Bund (Erlich and Alter) were executed by Soviets in 1942
If you can find a copy - good luck
One of my students found it in a municipal library in Melbourne
Lucyna A.
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