Resistance : Jews and Christians who defied the Nazi terror /
A common perception of Jews during World War II is that they were passive and submissive in the face of German oppression. This book questions the validity of this widely held assumption, arguing that rather than making empty claims about Jewish passivity or heroics during the Holocaust, a systemati...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2013]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A common perception of Jews during World War II is that they were passive and submissive in the face of German oppression. This book questions the validity of this widely held assumption, arguing that rather than making empty claims about Jewish passivity or heroics during the Holocaust, a systematic comparison of Jewish and non-Jewish resistance is needed. Using firsthand accounts and interviews, the book examines the four main settings of the war - ghetto, concentration camp, forest and countryside, and the Aryan world - and describes what life was like for Jews and non-Jews in each. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (245 pages) : illustrations (black and white) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190254384 0190254386 0199339457 9780199339457 |