Two reviews of same book - Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Två recensioner av samma bok. Frågor kring Warszawas Ghettos Uprising. They identify many that are blatant falsifications or fabrications created out of personal or ideological motives—including several shameless memoirs penned by survivors. Many of the reports that were (and still are) considered trustworthy contradict one another, and many of the survivors’ stories have changed over time. In fact, thanks to Libionka and Weinbaum, some of the original sources have now been definitively discredited and can be discarded. Significantly, the authors explain that neither Poles nor Jews have a monopoly on confabulation. Indeed, both individual Poles and Jews contributed to the way in which the history of the organization was distorted, though each for different reasons. spme.org/spme-research/review-of-bohaterowie-hochsztaplerzy-opisywacze-wokol-zydowskiego-zwiazku-wojskowego-heroes-hucksters-and-story-tellers-on-the-jewish-military-union-in-the-warsaw-ghetto/15585/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Especially important for any possible large scale assistance to the Ghetto fighters was the attitude of the underground movement, especially the so-called Armja Krajowa [Home Army] under the control of the Polish Government-in Exile stationed in London. According to sources examined by the authors, the leadership of the mainstream Polish underground, was, alas, also concerned, at least to some extent, about the potential damage in strengthening the influence of Communists in Poland by supporting, or reinforcing, Jewish resistance efforts (p. 485). aapjstudies.org/index.php?id=166
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