Children during the Holocaust (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780759119840)

Children during the Holocaust, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, tells the story of the Holocaust through the eyes, and fates, of its youngest victims.

The ten chapters follow the arc of the persecutory policies of the Nazis and their sympathizers and the impact these measures had on Jewish children and adolescents--from 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. Additional chapters reflect upon the role of non-Jewish children as victims, perpetrators, and bystanders during World War II.

Offering a collection of personal letters, diaries, court testimonies, government documents, military reports, speeches, newspapers, photographs, and artwork, Children during the Holocaust highlights the diversity of children's experiences during the nightmare years of the Holocaust.

Author: Patricia Heberer
ISBN-10: 0759119848
ISBN-13: 9780759119840
Publisher: Altamira Press
Language: English
Published: 05/31/2011
Pages: 556
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.22lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.35w x 1.51d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2011 pg. 15
Library Journal 12/01/2011 pg. 131