Jewish-Polish Coexistence, 1772-1939: A Topical Bibliography

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This bibliography provides comprehensive coverage of Polish-Jewish relations from the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772 up to the outbreak of World War II in 1939. It demonstrates the immensity of the writing dedicated to Jewish-Polish coexistence during the last two centuries. The rich heritage of this coexistence, during times of partitions and interwar independence, is presented here in an incisive documentary collection of sources for academic research. These sources are entered topically under thirty-four distinct chapter headings that represent a wide variety of subject matter, including cultural activity, labor and political movements, social reform, religion, and demography.

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The Lerskis present nearly 3,000 citations that treat relations between the Jewish and Polish peoples during the period from the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1772) until the outbreak of WW II. Their book is broader in scope than the other major bibliographies in this field.... Books, brochures, pamphlets, and articles in learned journals are included. Annotations are omitted to allow a greater number of entries. Coverage is comprehensive; duplicate entries and cross-references are omitted. The chapter on town communities and shtetls, which constitutes a fifth of the book, deserves special mention for its coverage of memorial books.... Graduate students and faculty will find this volume valuable....-Choice
"The Lerskis present nearly 3,000 citations that treat relations between the Jewish and Polish peoples during the period from the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1772) until the outbreak of WW II. Their book is broader in scope than the other major bibliographies in this field.... Books, brochures, pamphlets, and articles in learned journals are included. Annotations are omitted to allow a greater number of entries. Coverage is comprehensive; duplicate entries and cross-references are omitted. The chapter on town communities and shtetls, which constitutes a fifth of the book, deserves special mention for its coverage of memorial books.... Graduate students and faculty will find this volume valuable...."-Choice

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GEORGE J. LERSKI, who died in 1992, was Professor of European History at the University of San Francisco and was the author of several books, including Poland's Secret Envoy, `1939-1945 (1988) and Jewish-Polish Coexistence, 1772-1939: A Topical Bibliography (Greenwood, 1986). An active member of the Polish Resistance, he was a cofounder of the Polish Freedom Movement Independence and Democracy, and in 1993 was posthumously bestowed the Polonia Restituta with Commander's Cross and Star, one of Poland's highest honors.