Na polach Treblinki. Profanacja terenów po obozie śmierci w świetle relacji i dokumentów
In the fields of Treblinka. Desecration of the areas after the death camp in the light of reports and documents
Author(s): Michał KowalskiSubject(s): Studies in violence and power, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of Communism, History of the Holocaust, History of Antisemitism, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Centrum Badań nad Zagładą Żydów & IFiS PAN
Keywords: Treblinka; extermination center; profanation; antisemitism; communist Poland; Jews; peasants;
Summary/Abstract: New documents and testimonies concerning the infamous, but incompletely described practice of the profanation of the Treblinka mass graves in the years after the war, show that it was a popular process, the scale of which has not been completely determined. The mass graves began to be dug up immediately after the Germans’ escape in August 1944. The practice continued, gaining momentum particularly throughout 1946‒1947. Testimonies dating back to that period are surprisingly convergent. From the materials collected emerge important threads of spontaneous or criminal organization of that practice, the system of middlemen who helped sell the unearthed valuables, and the astonishing paralysis of the law enforcement agencies.
Journal: Zagłada Żydów. Studia i Materiały
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 172-201
- Page Count: 30
- Language: Polish