24 Friday, August 29, 1975
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Holocaust Books Prove Jews Tried to Resist the Nazis
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sumably, readers. At a time
when we are commemorat-
ing the 30th anniversary of
that disaster, two volumes
have been added to the enor-
mous body of Holocaust lit-
erature.
One, "Uprising in the
Warsaw Ghetto," by Ber
Mark, (Schocken), historian,
and late director of the Jew-
ish Historical Institute in
Warsaw, is a translation of
the 1963 Yiddish edition of
that work. The other, "They
Fought Back," (Schocken), a
documentary anthology,
edited by Yuri Suhl, of writ-
ings concerning Jewish re-
sistance, now updated and
reissued for the first time in
paperback, was originally
published in 1967.
Utilizing source materi-
als, including many first
hand accounts, and materi-
als from the Ringelblum
archives, and the Jewish
Historical Institute, the aim
of both books is similar in
that they concern them-
selves with debunking the
two corollary myths that
not only_did Jews iiiat.Lesiet
the Nazis'; -'but that th
in
fact, willingly participated '-
in their own destruction.
However, the focus and
scope of the two authors is
notably different.
Prof. Mark limits him-
self essentially to the bat-
tle within the Warsaw
Ghetto, recounting the de-
tails of that struggle. He
shows that while the ac-
tual battle in the ghetto
ended with its razing,
there were still instances
of fighting and resistance
in July 1943 and even into
1944!
Suhl, on the other hand,
in his broad-viewed anthol-
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ogy chronicles the acts of re- he a translation, someone
accomplish what they set
sistance that occurred has chosen, without any
out to do, proving beyond
within most ghettos, includ- word of caution, explana-
any doubt that the Jews
ing that of Warsaw (for tion or advice to the reader,
were not willing accompl-
which portion he utilizes to leave out 24 documents
ices to their own slaughter,
large segments of narrative (some, of import) of the 108
that they did indeed resist,
from Prof. Mark's book),
that were in the Yiddish edi-
against the overwhelming
and the activities of the Jew- tion.
might of the German army
ish underground that ex-
At the least, the reader
(to which a whole continent
isted, and resisted, both ac- should have some idea of
had capitulated), with only
tively and passively, in evert what was omitted, why
the most rudimentary and
labor and concentration
these documents were omit-
inadequate weapons, and
camp.
ted, and the criteria adopted
under conditions of starva-
Suhl is careful, in his dis- for inclusion or exclusion.
tion and deprivation, in
cussion of partisan groups,
Yet retained in this edition
which their own doom was
to show that Jewish armed
are duplicate reports of the
almost a foregone conclu-
partisan activity was not same incident, which, albeit
sion.
confined solely to participa- from different sources, do
In the continuing effort to
tion in nationalistic par-
not state differing points of
construct the full story of
tisan groups, but that sev- view, and do not, in fact, add the Holocaust, with all its
eral totally Jewish partisan
at all to the book.
implications for Jew and
groups as well, were actively
non-Jew alike, these two
Second,
this
edition,
engaged in committing acts
hooks together, present a
faithful
in
this
respect
to
its
of sabotage, and in armed
more complete picture of
Yiddish
sources,
leaves
out
confrontation with the Ger-
background material, pre- Jewish resistance, and serve
mans.
supposing
knowledge on the as timely reminders, and
In both books, the prob-
part
of
the
reader. Given the useful recapitulations, mak-
lem inherent in resistance,
circumstances
of time,•dis- ing material otherwise diffi-
of collective responsibility,
tance,
and
culture,
the in- cult to search out, readily
and the possible retaliation
available.
clusion
of
such
material
against the community for
would have set the event in
the acts of a few are re-
its proper perspective and
counted apd memorialized.
Certainly, the reader is con- context for future genera-
tions of readers, as well as
froitted as well by acts of
those less informed readers
-betrayal and barbarism, but
overwhelmingly, the ac- of today.
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Along with the few flaws
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in the original: the occa-
humanity and hope.
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sional inconsistencies as to
Suhl's book is in part, a
a musical
date and place, the odd un-
response to, and refutation
extravaganza of song
dated source; sources nei-
of the writings of Raul Hil-
and dance is on its
ther in chronological or-
berg, whom Suhl describes
way to Detroit!
der;
nor
footnoted
in
the
as a "leading spokesman for
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narrative portion; the
Jewish passivity," and
above omissions of source
whose account of Jewish
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material and background
resistance he challenges.
are
not
only
puzzling
and
if
you enjoyed the show
Unresolved controversy
of a political nature also disturbing, but serve to
last year — you'll love
diminish a work hereto-
touches the ghetto upris-
this one.
ing. To evaluate and un- fore highly valued in many
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quarters
as
a
major
histor-
derstand Holocaust litera-
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ture fairly, one must have ical contribution.
Still, both Mark and Suhl
some concept of the poli-
tics of Eastern Europe as
they extended into the
ghetto itself, where politi-
cal parties of every hue
and ilk, from right to far
left existed and flourished •
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The political rivalry and
dissension that existed
among them even under the
guns of the Germans pers-
ists today as a dispute in-
volving Prof. Mark's book,
and his attribution of ghetto
leadership and participa-
tion.
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