Tells the little-known story of young Polish Jewish idealists, survivors of the Holocaust, who chose to support Poland's post-war communist government in the belief that socialism offered the path to a more just society
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"The very intimate and almost dispassionate portrayal of the corruption of idealism among the Jewish elite in Poland is quite striking and virtually unique. The very marginality of the central actors means that the book will cause some discomfort among many readers. The honesty of the narrator, however, shines through the text and will trump ideological objections of Polish and Jewish nationalists. Gershon Hundert, Department of Jewish Studies, McGill University "A very powerful, interesting, and deeply moving book. It is a precious primary source to everyone interested in the delicate and controversial connection between communism and the Jews that will cause emotionally charged discussions among historians and veterans of twentieth-century Polish history. The main characters participated in all the crucial and tragic historical vicissitudes of Polish Jewry. Their recollections of the post-war era were particularly interesting. Piotr Wrobel, Department of History, University of Toronto
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