Resistance Jews and Christians Who Defied the Nazi Terror

Name: Resistance Jews and Christians Who Defied the Nazi Terror
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ISBN: 9780199735419

ISBN-10: 0199735417

ISBN-13: 9780199735419

Edition: 2013

Authors: Nechama Tec

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A common perception of Jews during World War II is that they were passive and submissive in the face of German oppression. InResistance, Holocaust scholar Nechama Tec 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, Tec 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.Tec's comparisons show that even when Jewish and non-Jewish groups were in the…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/4/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.29" long x 0.89" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Introduction: At the Edge of Nowhere



Learning How to Oppose



The Ghettos



The Forests



The Concentration Camps



The Couriers



The Special Case of Jan Karski


Conclusion: "Not Alone"


Acknowledgments


Notes


Works Cited


Index