Jewish Childhood in Krak: A Microhistory of the Holocaust (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781978822931)

Winner of the 2020 Ernst Fraenkel Prize from the Wiener Holocaust Library​

Jewish Childhood in Krak is the first book to tell the history of Krak in the second World War through the lens of Jewish children's experiences. Here, children assume center stage as historical actors whose recollections and experiences deserve to be told, analyzed, and treated seriously.

Sliwa scours archives to tell their story, gleaning evidence from the records of the German authorities, Polish neighbors, Jewish community and family, and the children themselves to explore the Holocaust in German-occupied Poland and in Krak in particular. A microhistory of a place, a people, and daily life, this book plumbs the decisions and behaviors of ordinary people in extraordinary times.

Offering a window onto human relations and ethnic tensions in times of rampant violence, Jewish Childhood in Krak is an effort both to understand the past and to reflect on the position of young people during humanitarian crises.

Author: Joanna Sliwa
ISBN-10: 1978822936
ISBN-13: 9781978822931
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/17/2021
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2022