Bumová, I. 2008. The Jewish Community after 1945 – Struggle for Civic and Social Rehabilitation. Vrzgulová, M. – Richterová, D. (ed.) Holocaust as a Historical and Moral Problem of the Past and the Present. Bratislava: Dokumentačné stredisko holokaustu, s. 253-278. (original) (raw)
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This research addresses the struggle of the Jewish community in Slovakia following the end of World War II, emphasizing the challenges faced in civic and social rehabilitation. It highlights the demographic shifts post-war, with only a fraction of the pre-war Jewish population returning and the various choices faced by survivors: assimilation, maintaining traditions, or emigration. Legislative and societal reactions to their re-emergence played a significant role in shaping the community's integration into the new political landscape.
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