For an overcoat, a suitcase and an apple. Crimes against Jews hiding in the villages of Falkowa, Wieniec and Janowice in ...

The article contains a discussion and an attempt at analysis of the post-war investigation and trial materials regarding three different cases of murder or denunciation of hiding Jews by the local Polish population. The crimes discussed in the article took place in three villages, which during the...

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Main Author: Dagmara Swałtek
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Stowarzyszenie Centrum Badan nad Zaglada Zydow 2010-11-01
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Online Access:https://zagladazydow.pl/index.php/zz/article/view/139
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description The article contains a discussion and an attempt at analysis of the post-war investigation and trial materials regarding three different cases of murder or denunciation of hiding Jews by the local Polish population. The crimes discussed in the article took place in three villages, which during the occupation were located in the Cracow district: Falkowa, Wieniec and Janowice. After the war the perpetrators were indicted on the basis of the Decree of 31 August 1944, i.e. the so-called “August Decree”. According to the testimonies of the witnesses and the defendants, the main motive behind the murder of Jews or their denunciation to the occupier was the desire for quick material gain, and, secondly, the fear of the consequences if the information that the Jews were hiding in the village reached the authorities. Another important element of the incidents was the active or passive participation of numerous village dwellers in the crimes
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For an overcoat, a suitcase and an apple. Crimes against Jews hiding in the villages of Falkowa, Wieniec and Janowice in ...
Zagłada Żydów
Holocaust
hiding Jews
robbery of Jewish property
Polish-Jewish relations
the “August Decree”
title For an overcoat, a suitcase and an apple. Crimes against Jews hiding in the villages of Falkowa, Wieniec and Janowice in ...
title_full For an overcoat, a suitcase and an apple. Crimes against Jews hiding in the villages of Falkowa, Wieniec and Janowice in ...
title_fullStr For an overcoat, a suitcase and an apple. Crimes against Jews hiding in the villages of Falkowa, Wieniec and Janowice in ...
title_full_unstemmed For an overcoat, a suitcase and an apple. Crimes against Jews hiding in the villages of Falkowa, Wieniec and Janowice in ...
title_short For an overcoat, a suitcase and an apple. Crimes against Jews hiding in the villages of Falkowa, Wieniec and Janowice in ...
title_sort for an overcoat a suitcase and an apple crimes against jews hiding in the villages of falkowa wieniec and janowice in
topic Holocaust
hiding Jews
robbery of Jewish property
Polish-Jewish relations
the “August Decree”
url https://zagladazydow.pl/index.php/zz/article/view/139
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