Golden Harvest (book)
Cover of the English language edition of the book | |
| Authors | Jan T. Gross and Irena Grudzińska-Gross |
|---|---|
| Original title | Złote żniwa |
| Subject | Holocaust |
| Genre | History |
| Set in | General Government |
| Publisher | Znak, Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 2011 |
Published in English | 2012 |
| Media type | Book |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | 9780199731671 |
| Preceded by | Fear |
Golden Harvest (Polish: Złote żniwa) is a 2011 book about the Holocaust in Poland. It was written by historians Jan T. Gross and Irena Grudzińska-Gross. It was first published in Polish in March 2011, with an English translation following in 2012.
The book is named after the phenomenon, documented around the Treblinka extermination camp, of villagers digging up mass graves of Jewish victims in order to retrieve the golden tooth fillings of the deceased. The book was praised for tackling a difficult topic; however the extent of the phenomenon in question was disputed, with some critics arguing that Gross exaggerated what was otherwise a marginal phenomenon.