5.5. Archeological Operations in Jewish Cemeteries

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 7
3. Foreword 8
4. Acknowledgments 10
5. Abbreviations 12
6. Chapter 1 Introduction 13
7. Chapter 2 The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries 17
8. Chapter 3 Jewish Cemeteries in Poland before 1939 25
9. Chapter 4 The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in the Territory of Current-Day Poland, 1933-1945
10. 4.1. Cemeteries during the Third Reich 29
11. 4.2. Destruction, Desecration, and Administration of Property in Areas Conquered by the Third Reich 35
12. 4.3. Destruction as a Result of Military Operations 55
13. 4.4. Participation by Local Populations in the Destruction of Cemeteries, 1939–1945 62
14. Chapter 5 The Destruction of Cemeteries after 1945
15. 5.1. The Role of the Polish State as Legislator 74
16. 5.2. Practical Actions by the State Related to the Destruction of Cemeteries 80
17. 5.3. State Policy regarding Jewish Cemeteries after 1989 128
18. 5.4. Participation of the Local Population in the Destruction of Cemeteries after 1945 132
19. 5.5. Archeological Operations in Jewish Cemeteries 162
20. Chapter 6 Destruction of Cemeteries as Perceived by the Jews 168
21. Chapter 7 Reactions of Poles to the Destruction of Cemeteries 185
22. Chapter 8 Jewish Initiatives to Protect Cemeteries 198
23. Summary 208
24. Sources 216
25. Index of Towns 234
26. Index of Names 244