Jewish childhood in Kraków : a microhistory of the Holocaust /

Jewish Childhood in Kraków is the first history to tell the wartime history of Kraków through the lens of Jewish children's experiences. Historian Joanna Sliwa examines what children under fourteen years old experienced when the second World War broke out. How did they cope? What roles did they...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sliwa, Joanna (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Jewish children > Poland > Kraków > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Children > Poland > Kraków. Children and war > Poland > Kraków > History > 20th century. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland > Kraków. Jews > Poland > Kraków > History > 20th century. Jewish ghettos > Poland > Kraków > History > 20th century. Kraków (Poland) > Ethnic relations > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Navigating shifts in German-occupied Kraków
Chapter 2: Adapting to life inside the ghetto
Chapter 3: Clandestine activities by and on behalf of children
Chapter 4: Child welfare: continuity and change
Chapter 5: Concealed presence in the camp
Chapter 6: Survival through hiding and flight.