Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-420) and index.
Contents
Prologue : Prague and Jerusalem : spiritual ties between Czechs and Jews -- The historical setting -- Years of challenge and growth : the Jewish minority in Czechoslovakia (1918-38) -- The aftermath of Munich : the crisis of the intellectuals -- Under German occupation (1939-45) -- The protectorate governments and the "Final Solution" -- The Czechoslovak government-in-exile in London : attitudes and reactions to the Jewish plight -- Jews in the Czech home resistance -- The "righteous" and the brave : compassion and solidarity with the persecuted -- Gateway to death : the unique character of Ghetto Terezín (Theresienstadt) -- The spiritual legacy of the Terezín inmates -- Epilogue : between 1945 and the Velvet Revolution of 1989.