FOR AN OVERCOAT, A SUITCASE AND AN APPLE. CRIMES AGAINST JEWS HIDING IN THE VILLAGES OF FALKOWA, WIENIEC AND JANOWICE (Dla plaszcza, walizki i jablka. Zbrodnie na Zydach ukrywajacych sie we wsiach Falkowa, Wieniec i Janowice w swietle ... dokumentów

• Authors: Swaltek Dagmara
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

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 Kraków 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.

Keywords

EN

'AUGUST DECREE'; HIDING JEWS; HOLOCAUST; JEWISH PROPERTY'S ROBBERY; POLISH-JEWISH RELATIONS

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Zaglada Zydów. Studia i Materialy (Holocaust. Studies and Materials)
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 4
• Pages: 421-441
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Swaltek Dagmara

• Dagmara Swaltek, c/o Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Instytut Amerykanistyki i Studiów Polonijnych, ul. Rynek Glówny 34, 31-010 Kraków, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA059814