Winner of the 2022 PIASA Anna M. Cienciala Award for the Best Edited Book in Polish StudiesThe majority of Poland's prewar Jewish population who fled to the interior of the Soviet Union managed to survive World War II and the Holocaust. This collection of original essays tells the story of more than 200,000 Polish Jews who came to a foreign country as war refugees, forced laborers, or political prisoners. This diverse set of experiences is covered by historians, literary and memory scholars, and sociologists who specialize in the field of East European Jewish history and culture.
About the AuthorKatharina Friedla is a historian specializing in East European and Jewish history, with a major focus on nationalism and identity politics, culture, state ideology, and forced migrations.
Markus Nesselrodt is a historian of East European history and specializes in Polish history, history of migration, and urban history.
Book InformationISBN 9781644697498
Author Katharina FriedlaFormat Hardback
Page Count 350
Imprint Academic Studies PressPublisher Academic Studies Press