The Jewish Family during the Holocaust

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Abstract

This chapter concerns the situation of Jewish families, focusing on physical and emotional experiences and reflecting on elements of daily life. It emphasizes familial roles, hierarchies, and relations: between spouses, among children, and between children and parents. It tracks the phenomena of family solidarity and family atomization.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Cambridge History of the Holocaust
Subtitle of host publicationVolume III: The Victims and Their Worlds: 1939-1945
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages330-345
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781108900447
ISBN (Print)9781108830225
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2025

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Keywords

  • Kindertransport
  • November Pogrom
  • Youth Aliyah
  • class
  • crowding
  • deportation
  • family separation
  • forced relocation
  • gender
  • ghettos
  • hiding
  • police
  • resistance
  • starvation

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