Wolfson, Leah,

Jewish responses to persecutionLeah Wolfson. - Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, (c)2015. - 1 online resource : illustrations, maps. - Documenting life and destruction: Holocaust sources in context .

"In association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum."

Includes bibliographies and index.

With its unique combination of primary sources and historical narrative, this book provides an important new perspective on Holocaust history. Covering the final year of Nazi destruction and the immediate postwar years, it traces the increasingly urgent Jewish struggle for survival, which included armed resistance and organized escape attempts. Shedding light on both the personal and public lives of Jews through letters, diaries, photographs, drawings, speeches, newspapers, and government documents, this book provides compelling insights into a wide range of Jewish experiences during the Holoc.



9781442243378


Jews--History--Germany--1933-1945.
Jews--Persecutions--History--Germany--20th century.
Jews--Persecutions--History--Europe, Eastern--20th century.
Jews--Social conditions--Germany--20th century.
Jews--Social conditions--Europe, Eastern--20th century.
Antisemitism--History--Germany--20th century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)


Electronic Books.

DS134 / .J495 2015