Christians in the Warsaw Ghetto: An Epitaph for the Unremembered

by Peter F. Dembowski

During the early 1940s, some five thousand Christians of Jewish origin lived in the Warsaw ghetto. In this remarkable book, which combines both memoir and historical analysis, Peter F. Dembowski describes their fate. He also brings to light the little known fact that within the Warsaw ghetto were fully functioning Christian churches, including at first three and later two Roman Catholic parishes.

Genres: History

Hardcover

First published October 1, 2005

Reviews

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book’s first half reads like a doctoral thesis, but the second half flows better. It was an interesting subject and not one that is much written about, and even more interesting as the author lived through part of what happened in Poland during World War II. Would definitely recommend reading the subject matter, but this book is exceedingly dry so mayn’t be a good book for most readers.