Table of Contents

Contents; 1. Poland as a place of refuge for Jews 2. The Ostjuden as a new way of life in Eastern Europe 3. Crisis of the Jews in Eastern Europe and a new identity 4. Attempted annihilation and new hope

About the Author

Heiko Haumann, born in 1945, is Professor of East European and Modern History at the University of Basel. He has published extensively on the history of Russia and the Soviet Union, comparative regional history, and Jewish history and culture.