The majority of Poland’s prewar Jewish population who fled to the interior of the Soviet Union managed to survive World War II and the Holocaust.

This collection of original essays edited by Katharina Friedla and Markus Nesselrodt tells the story of more than 200,000 Polish Jews who came to a foreign country as war refugees, forced laborers, or political prisoners. This diverse set of experiences is covered by historians, literary and memory scholars, and sociologists who specialize in the field of East European Jewish history and culture.

Katharina Friedla is a historian specializing in East European and Jewish history, with a major focus on nationalism and identity politics, culture, state ideology, and forced migrations.

Markus Nesselrodt is a historian of East European history and specializes in Polish history, history of migration, and urban history.

Source: https://www.academicstudiespress.com/jewsofpoland/polish-jews-in-the-soviet-union