In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust
Between 1918 and 1921, Ukrainian peasants, townsmen, and soldiers who blamed the Jews for the turmoil of the Russian Revolution murdered over a 100,000 Jews. Aid workers warned that six million Jews were in danger of extermination. Twenty years later, these dire predictions would come true. In his new book \u201cIn the Midst of Civilized Europe,\u201d acclaimed historian Jeffrey Veidlinger shows for the first time how this wave of genocidal violence created the conditions for the Holocaust.\n\nVeidlinger is Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan and the author of multiple prize-winning books, including \u201cThe Moscow State Yiddish Theater: Jewish Culture on the Soviet Stage\u201d (2000), \u201cJewish Public Culture in the Late Russian Empire\u201d (2009), and \u201cIn the Shadow of the Shtetl: Small-Town Jewish Life in Soviet Ukraine\u201d (2013). Series: "Library Channel" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 39078]