Poles and Jews

A Call for Myth Reconstruction

Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

668 Seiten

2025
Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
979-8-89783-065-7 (ISBN)

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Poles and Jews: A Call for Myth Reconstruction confronts the anti-Polonism deeply embedded among American Jews and Poland’s enduring relationship with antisemitism. With two decades of research and in-depth interviews with scholars, community leaders, and laity in Poland and the U.S., Stark-Blumenthal dispels myths, and approaches this relationship anew.

Nationalism’s global resurgence has upended societies. With the rise of the Polish nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, and American Jewry’s swift reaction to its law punishing people who allege Polish complicity in Holocaust crimes, both sides have revived old stereotypes. Stark-Blumenthal argues that American Jews’ disgust with Polish nationalism ought to be checked by America’s centuries-old embrace of white supremacy. Poles and Jews: A Call for Myth Reconstruction confronts both the anti-Polonism deeply embedded in the American Jewish community and Poland’s enduring relationship with antisemitism. Armed with two decades of research and in-depth interviews with scholars, community leaders, and laity in Poland and the U.S., Stark-Blumenthal dispels myths and considers new approaches to this relationship.

Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal is an independent researcher of Polish-Jewish relations with an extensive background in Judaic studies from Brandeis University, the Jewish Theological Seminary, and YIVO. Having conducted interviews with scholars, community leaders, and laity in Poland and the U.S., Stark-Blumenthal elevates context, respectfully challenging current taboos dividing the two groups.

Introduction

Myth and Reconstruction
Polish Feudalism and Its Middleman Minority
Tolerance and Resentment
Reform and Tradition
The 1830 Uprising and Its Consequences
Fraternity and Skepticism
Modernity and Fear
Migration and Nationalism
Destruction and Rebirth
Offense and Defense
Instability and Identity
Instability and Violence
Genocide and the Poles
Genocide and the Jews
Communism and the Jews
Party Strife and Anti-Zionism
Solidarity and the Church
Jewish Self-Discovery and Community Building
Myth and Its Reconstruction
Myth Reconstruction and the Backlash in Poland
Shifting Perspectives

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	09.08.2025
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Brighton
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-13	979-8-89783-065-7 / 9798897830657
Zustand	Neuware