Powrót. Studium przypadku [Homecoming. A case study]

Homecoming. A case study The study concerns the homecoming story of a Jewish Holocaust survivor, Szlomo Himelfarb, who returned to his home town of Solec on the Vistula, and his murder by local policemen. It is based on the material of so-called sierpniówki [testimonies given in 1944–1946 before su...

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Main Author: Bartłomiej Krupa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences 2018-12-01
Series:Studia Litteraria et Historica
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Online Access:https://ispan.waw.pl/journals/index.php/slh/article/view/1731
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Summary:Homecoming. A case study The study concerns the homecoming story of a Jewish Holocaust survivor, Szlomo Himelfarb, who returned to his home town of Solec on the Vistula, and his murder by local policemen. It is based on the material of so-called sierpniówki [testimonies given in 1944–1946 before summary courts for the prosecution “of fascist crimes against the civilian population and traitors of the Polish Nation”]. In conclusion, the author points to other cases of murders committed immediately after the war in Iłża (Starachowice) County.   Powrót. Studium przypadku Studium dotyczy historii powrotu ocalałego z Zagłady Żyda – Szlomo Himelfarba – do jego rodzinnego miasteczka Solec nad Wisłą i jego zabójstwa przez miejscowych milicjantów. Oparty jest na analizie materiałów tzw. sierpniówek. W zakończeniu autor wskazuje również na inne przypadki mordów w powiecie iłżeckim tuż po wojnie.
ISSN:2299-7571