Borderland Generation: Soviet and Polish Jews Under Hitler

by Jeffrey Koerber

Book Overview

Despite their common heritage, Jews born and raised on opposite sides of the Polish-Soviet border during the interwar period acquired distinct beliefs, values, and attitudes. Variances in civic commitment, school lessons, youth activities, religious observance, housing arrangements, and perceptions of security deeply influenced these adolescents who would soon face a common enemy.

Set in two cities flanking the border, Grodno in the interwar...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815636377
• ISBN13: 9780815636373
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 8.8"