Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2011
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
History
First Advisor
John Monroe
Abstract
The Holocaust was carried out primarily in the country of Poland. Because of the close proximity to their Jewish neighbors' destruction, the actions of local Poles are studied for patterns of complicity. Through studying survivor memoirs and testimonies, three levels of complicity are discussed at length: bystanders, blackmailers, and perpetrators. The motivations for each level of complicity are also discussed and include: fear, diffusion of responsibility, the changing morality of war, and the effects of anti-Semitism. The role of anti-Semitism is given deeper analysis as it can be linked to all three levels of complicity.
Copyright Owner
Jacob Flaws
Copyright Date
2011
Language
en
Date Available
2012-04-30
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
92 pages
Recommended Citation
Flaws, Jacob, "Bystanders, blackmailers, and perpetrators: Polish complicity during the Holocaust" (2011). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 11917.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/11917
