Documents on Ukrainian Jewish Identity and Emigration, 1944-1990
Author | : Ze'ev Khanin |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780714649122 |
ISBN-13 | : 0714649120 |
Rating | : 4/5 (120 Downloads) |
Download or read book Documents on Ukrainian Jewish Identity and Emigration, 1944-1990 written by Ze'ev Khanin and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 93 documents, mostly official Soviet ones, showing the rise in Jewish identity consciousness in Ukraine from 1944-90, as well as the resentment of authorities toward this phenomenon and their attempts to suppress Jewish and especially Zionist activities. Pt. 1 (p. 39-111), covering the period of 1944-53, provides many accounts of antisemitic activity, including cases of anti-Jewish violence, rampant in Ukraine at the time. Some of the documents reflect the resentment of the authorities concerning the intervention of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee in these affairs. Pt. 3 (p. 153-322) shows, inter alia, attempts by the authorities to suppress commemoration of the Holocaust, at the Babii Yar site and elsewhere, in the 1970s.