‘It’s Nothing, It’s in the Ghetto’

Reflections on the 80th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Authors

  • Jan T. Gross

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23777/sn.0425/swl_jgro01

Keywords:

Marek Edelman, Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Polish civilians , Campo dei Fiori, Czesław Miłosz

Abstract

In several of his books, Jan T. Gross has been a relentless analyst and critic of post-war Polish antisemitism. As a professor at Princeton University, his books on the pogroms of Jedwabne, Rzeszów, Krakow, and Kielce have triggered lasting debates and had a significant influence on memory culture in Poland. In his piece, Gross analyses memories of Jewish participants and Polish witnesses of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Specifically, he draws attention to articles from the underground press as well as from memoirs and diaries written by members of these two groups during and after the war.

Author Biography

  • Jan T. Gross

    Jan T. Gross is a professor emeritus of history at Princeton University. He is an author of numerous books on the Second World War, including Neighbors. The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland, and Fear. Anti-Semitism in Poland After Auschwitz.

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Published

2025-12-10

How to Cite

“‘It’s Nothing, It’s in the Ghetto’: Reflections on the 80th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising”. 2025. S: I.M.O.N. Shoah: Intervention. Methods. Documentation. 12 (4): 114-27. https://doi.org/10.23777/sn.0425/swl_jgro01.