Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors - Hardcover

Bartrop, Paul R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1610698789 ISBN 13: 9781610698788

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2016

Synopsis

This book enables readers to learn about upstanders, partisans, and survivors from first-hand perspectives that reveal the many forms of resistance―some bold and defiant, some subtle―to the Nazis during the Holocaust.

· Provides readers with insights into how and when resistance activities took place during the Holocaust―historical information that is both deeply saddening and inspirational

· Documents the myriad ways in which upstanders sought to minimize the worst effects of Nazi anti-Jewish measures

· Explains how those who came to be recognized as the Righteous among the Nations engaged in their life-saving work

· Supplies document introductions and scholarly analysis that help readers to better understand the primary source material as well as a comprehensive bibliography that serves as a gateway to further research

About this title

About the Author

Paul Bartrop, PhD, is an award-winning scholar of the Holocaust and genocide. He is professor of history and director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL.

From School Library Journal

Gr 9 Up—Bartrop, a university professor and Holocaust and genocide scholar, has written about 200 essays on people who circumvented Nazi policies, protected Jewish neighbors (and, in some cases, strangers), and fought, protested, organized, and in other ways resisted efforts to "disenfranchise, dehumanize and ultimately destroy" the Jewish population in Europe. Most essays are about two pages in depth. Black-and-white photos accompany about 20 entries. Some names will be familiar (Varian Fry, Oskar Schindler, Max Schmeling, Raoul Wallenberg), though many will not. Entries give a brief overview of each life and place the person and actions in the context of the Holocaust. Most essays end with a sentence or two stating how the individual died or relating current activities, if applicable. Many of the people died violently during the 1930s and 1940s. Bartrop notes that rather than selecting the most prominent individuals, he has attempted to show the breadth of resistance efforts, from religious figures to journalists to university students to military figures to Nazi prisoners. Primary source documents, with brief commentary, comprise the last 70 pages. Some documents are drier than others, from a song and several handbills calling for action to a six-page report on the delivery of Zyklon B to concentration camps. VERDICT This well-researched and nicely presented single-volume reference is an excellent introduction to the varied forms of Holocaust resistance. Teachers could use the primary source documents to create assignments or deepen understanding. Consider for any high school or college reference section.—Maggie Knapp, Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, TX

Edition details

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1610698789
• ISBN 13: 9781610698788
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 480