Jewish Honor Courts: Revenge, Retribution, and Reconciliation in Europe and Israel After the Holocaust

by Gabriel Finder

Book Overview

A transnational and interdisciplinary look at Jewish trials of fellow Jews accused of collaborating with the Nazis.

In the aftermath of World War II, virtually all European countries struggled with the dilemma of citizens who had collaborated with Nazi occupiers. Jewish communities in particular faced the difficult task of confronting collaborators among their own ranks--those who had served on Jewish councils, worked as ghetto police,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814338771
• ISBN13: 9780814338773
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"