Help and Rescue in Eastern Europe: The Case of Poland

doi:10.1017/9781108900447.030

27 - Help and Rescue in Eastern Europe: The Case of Poland

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 May 2025

Anna Bikont and

Jerzy Giebułtowski

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Marion Kaplan and

Natalia Aleksiun

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Marion Kaplan: Affiliation:
New York University
Natalia Aleksiun: Affiliation:
University of Florida

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This chapter discusses the emergence of networks of help and rescue for and by Polish Jews during the Holocaust. It focuses on the activities of individual non-Jews who risked not only harsh measures imposed by the Germans but also social ostracism. The chapter stresses the centrality of Jews’ participation in the rescue initiatives, in particular the role of the Council to Aid Jews “Żegota.”

Keywords

Poland Generalgouvernement Irena Sendler Council to Aid Jews “Żegota,” hiding children Władysław Bartoszewski Polish Government in Exile networks Zofia Kossak-Szczucka

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Information: The Cambridge History of the Holocaust , pp. 448 - 462

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108900447.030 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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