Jedwabne

Explains the great outcry in Poland in reaction and in opposition to the revelations that it was Poles who massacred the Jews of Jedwabne and other towns in July 1941 by the Poles' self-perception as innocent victims. The Polish Catholic Church, which identifies itself with the nation and the nation with the Church, also has a stake in this image. Thus, some churchmen, including Cardinal Józef Glemp, opposed demands for an unconditional national confession of guilt. Surveys published articles on both sides of the conflict. Pp. 147-257 contain translations of 13 representative articles. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)