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Posted on February 12, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Poland won't prosecute Jan Gross

Polish prosecutors announced Tuesday that they will not seek charges against author and historian Jan T. Gross, according to Reuters. Here's more from the story: “The prosecutor's office decided there was nothing illegal (in the book),” said Boguslawa Marcinkowska, a … Continue reading →

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Steve Pollak

What's selling on Jewish Literary Review?

Since I’m plugging stuff today, I figure I may as well plug my own stuff for once. I started this blog back in May and I’m happy to report that turned my first profit last month. I didn’t make a … Continue reading →

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Roundup: Schönhaus, Gross, poetry and more

Here are a few links to Jewish book news around the Web: • There is another new Holocaust memoir hitting bookstore shelves this week and it's getting high marks. William Grimes of the New York Times reviewed Cioma Schönhaus' "The … Continue reading →

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Prosecuting Jan Gross in Poland?

In Poland — where they have a law against accusing the nation of cooperating with Nazi or Communist war crimes — a Jewish historian who wrote about that country’s treatment of Jews after the Second World War is under investigation … Continue reading →

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Steve Pollak

In Poland, fear of Jan Gross’ book?

Jan T. Gross’ 2006 book, “Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland After Auschwitz” will soon appear in Polish translation and, over on Deborah Lipstadt’s blog, she says that a reporter from Rzeczpospolita, one of Poland’s leading dailies, described it to her thusly: … Continue reading →