Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. From inclusion to Exclusion
2. Not to Be Trusted
3. The Encyclopedia and "The Falsification of History"
4. We, the Students
5. "To Warsaw Students"
6. "Zionism is Not a Danger to Poland"
Conclusions
Index
Anat Plocker teaches at the School of General Studies at Stockton University, specializing in Modern European History. Her work on communist Poland has appeared in English, Polish and Hebrew.
"In the first comprehensive English-language study of the crucial
March 1968 events in Poland, Anat Plocker deftly analyzes the
sources of the upheaval that ended in the forced emigration of
13,500-15,000 Jews from the country. Using a wide array of archival
and memoir sources, Plocker convincingly demonstrates that the
communist party's anti-Zionist campaign was the product of Polish
nationalist thinking in the party as it intersected with Polish
anti-Semitism and the politicized memory of the war and Holocaust.
This is a personal and deeply scholarly account that makes for
riveting reading."—Norman Naimark, Stanford University
"This is the first comprehensive English monograph of the
infamous "anti-Zionist campaign" of 1968, which forced in exile
thousands of Polish Jews and almost ended the organized Jewish life
in Poland. Analyzing a broad source base, including previously top
secret documents of the communist party and Security Service, it
expands our knowledge and challenges some of the key theses of
Polish historiography on the topic."—Dariusz Stola, Instytut
Studiów Politycznych PAN
"Plocker challenges our understanding of recent Polish history by
exploring a seemingly episodic event: the antisemitic campaign
conducted by the communist government in 1967-68 against the
remnants of the Jewish community in Poland. This powerful book
shows us how the forced emigration of alleged "Zionists" was a
defining moment for the consolidation of Polish ethnonationalism
and a distinct memory of World War Two that continues to shape
Polish politics today. Extensively researched and lucidly argued,
this book masterfully combines intellectual rigor with a deeply
humanistic narrative."—Malgorzata Fidelis, University of Illinois
at Chicago.
"In this clear-sighted and compelling book, Anat Plocker skillfully
mines the archives to trace the origins, course, and legacies of
the anti-Zionist campaign in 1960s Poland, when communist leaders
and lower-level officials alike mobilized antisemitism to advance
their political agendas. By focusing on the language and processes
of exclusion, she also offers timely context for understanding the
revival of both Polish nationalist narratives of the Holocaust and
fear-based campaigns against vulnerable populations across the
world."—Kathryn Ciancia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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