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11. The superfluous

  • Yankev Leshchinsky (author)
  • Robert Brym (author)
  • Eli Jany (author)
Chapter of: The Last Years of Polish Jewry: Volume 1: At the Edge of the Abyss: Essays, 1927–33(pp. 135–140)

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Title11. The superfluous
ContributorYankev Leshchinsky (author)
Robert Brym (author)
Eli Jany (author)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0341.11
Landing pagehttps://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0341/chapters/10.11647/obp.0341.11
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
CopyrightLeshchinsky, Yankev;
PublisherOpen Book Publishers
Published on2023-03-08
Long abstractMost Polish Jews are devout. However, even during the High Holy Days the number of suicides among Polish Jews is frighteningly high. This is the case even among those who are deeply embedded in family life. The main source of their despair is that hundreds of thousands of them are economically superfluous. The Jewish daily press recounts the particular circumstances that have led a growing number of Jews to take their own lives. The red thread running through all these accounts is that the victims’ businesses failed, they were unable find work, they could no longer support their families, their prospects had been dashed, and they no longer had hope. Their only means of “protest” was to commit suicide.
Page rangepp. 135–140
Print length6 pages
LanguageEnglish (Original)
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Yankev Leshchinsky

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Robert Brym

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https://utoronto.academia.edu/RobertBrym

Eli Jany

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