The Jewish Press and the Holocaust, 1939–1945: Palestine, Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union

Yosef Gorny*

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Abstract

This book presents the results of comprehensive research into the world's Jewish press during the Second World War and explores its stance in the face of annihilation of the Jewish people by the Nazi regime in Europe. The research is based on the major Jewish newspapers that were published in four countries – Palestine, Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union – and in three languages – Hebrew, Yiddish, and English. The Jewish press frequently described the situation of the Jewish people in occupied countries. It urged the Jewish leaders and institutions to act in rescue of their brethren. It protested vigorously against the refusal of the democratic leadership to recognize that the Jewish plight was unique because of the Nazi intention to annihilate Jews as a people. Yosef Gorny argues that the Jewish press was the persistent open national voice fighting on behalf of the Jewish people suffering and perishing under Nazi occupation.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherCambridge University Press
Number of pages284
ISBN (Electronic)9780511894909
ISBN (Print)9781107011311
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2011

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