Children during the Holocaust (Documenting Life and Destruction: Holocaust Sources in Context) - Softcover

Herberer, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0759119856 ISBN 13: 9780759119857

Publisher: Ush, 2015

Synopsis

This compelling book tells the story of the Holocaust through the eyes, and fates, of its youngest victims. Following the arc of the persecutory policies of the Nazis and their sympathizers and the impact these measures had on Jewish children and adolescents, the chapters begin with the years leading to the war, to the roundups, deportations, and emigrations, to hidden life and death in the ghettos and concentration camps, and to liberation and coping in the wake of war. This volume examines the reactions of children to discrimination, the loss of livelihood in Jewish homes, and the public humiliation at the hands of fellow citizens and explores the ways in which children's experiences paralleled and diverged from their adult counterparts. The author also reflects upon the role of non-Jewish children as victims, perpetrators, and bystanders.

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About the Author

Patricia Heberer, PhD, museum historian, Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, is a specialist on medical crimes and eugenics policies in Nazi Germany.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ush
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0759119856
• ISBN 13: 9780759119857
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 556