Table of Contents
Prologue: Prague and Jerusalem : spiritual ties between Czechs and Jews
The historical setting
Years of challenge and growth : the Jewish minority in Czechoslovakia (1918-38)
The aftermath of Munich : the crisis of the intellectuals
Under German occupation (1939-45)
The protectorate governments and the "Final Solution"
The Czechoslovak government-in-exile in London : attitudes and reactions to the Jewish plight
Jews in the Czech home resistance
The "righteous" and the brave : compassion and solidarity with the persecuted
Gateway to death : the unique character of Ghetto Terezæn (Theresienstadt)
The spiritual legacy of the Terezæn inmates
Epilogue : between 1945 and the Velvet Revolution of 1989.