Essay Assignment
2 paragraphs for each question, the assigned reading for the questions is Jan Gross.
1) Why, in Gross’ telling, did the Christian Poles of Jedwabne attack their Jewish neighbors in the summer of 1941?
2)What evidence does Gross amass to tell this story, and how does he determine the relative weight to assign to these sources?
Why, in Gross’ telling, did the Christian Poles of Jedwabne attack their Jewish neighbors in the summer of 1941?