The Crime and the Silence

Contents

Copyright Notice

Journal: August 28–December 28, 2000

1 Lord, Rid Poland of the Jews

or, On Polish-Jewish Relations in Jedwabne in the Thirties

Journal: January 2–February 6, 2001

2 I Wanted to Save Her Life—Love Came Later

or, The Story of Rachela Finkelsztejn and Stanisław Ramotowski

Journal: February 7–March 10, 2001

3 We Suffered Under the Soviets, the Germans, and People’s Poland

or, The Story of the Three Brothers Laudański

Journal: March 11–March 28, 2001

4 You Didn’t See That Grief in Jews

or, Polish and Jewish Memory of the Soviet Occupation

Journal: March 29–May 12, 2001

5 I’ll Tell You Who Did It: My Father

or, The Private Investigation of Jan Skrodzki

Journal: May 13–June 1, 2001

6 If I’d Been in Jedwabne Then

or, The Story of Meir Ronen, Exiled to Kazakhstan

Journal: June 3–June 14, 2001

7 A Time Will Come When Even Stones Will Speak

or, The Soliloquies of Leszek Dziedzic

Journal: June 18–July 10, 2001

8 Your Only Chance Was to Pass for a Goy

or, The Survival of Awigdor Kochaw

Journal: July 11–November 30, 2001

9 A Desperate Search for Something Positive

or, The Soliloquies of Krzysztof Godlewski, Ex-Mayor of Jedwabne

Journal: December 1–December 30, 2001

10 Only I Knew There Were Seven of Them

or, The Story of Antonina Wyrzykowska

11 I, Szmul Wasersztejn, Warn You

or, The Road from Jedwabne to Costa Rica

Journal: January 1–February 25, 2002

12 They Had Vodka, Guns, and Hatred

or, July 7, 1941, in Radziłów

Journal: February 27–June 17, 2002

13 The Dreams of Chaja Finkelsztejn

or, The Survival of a Radziłów Miller’s Family

Journal: June 16–December 1, 2002

14 Decent Polish Kids and Hooligans

or, On the Murderers of Jedwabne, Radziłów, Wąsosz, and the Surrounding Areas

Journal: January 10, 2003–July 10, 2004

15 Strictly Speaking, Poles Did It

or, A Conversation with Prosecutor Radosław Ignatiew

Acknowledgments

A Note About the Author and Translator