Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz
| Author | Jan T. Gross |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz: An Essay in Historical Interpretation |
| Subject | Post-war anti-Jewish violence in Poland |
| Genre | History |
| Set in | Republic of Poland |
| Publisher | Random House, Princeton University Press |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Media type | Book |
| Preceded by | Neighbors |
| Followed by | Golden Harvest |
Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz: An Essay in Historical Interpretation, is a book by Jan T. Gross, published by Random House and Princeton University Press in 2006. An edited Polish version was published in 2008 by Znak Publishers in Kraków as Strach: antysemityzm w Polsce tuż po wojnie: historia moralnej zapaści (Fear: Antisemitism in Poland shortly after the war: the history of a moral fall). In the book, Gross explores the issues concerning incidents of post-war anti-Jewish violence in Poland, with particular focus on the 1946 Kielce pogrom. Fear has received international attention and reviews in major newspapers; receiving both praise and criticism.