Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors

Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors

by Paul R. Bartrop
Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors

Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors

by Paul R. Bartrop

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Overview

This book enables readers to learn about upstanders, partisans, and survivors from first-hand perspectives that reveal the many forms of resistance-some bold and defiant, some subtle-to the Nazis during the Holocaust.

What did those who resisted the Nazis during the 1930s through 1945-known now as "the Righteous"-do when confronted with the Holocaust? How did those who resorted to physical acts of resistance to fight the Nazis in the ghettos, the concentration camps, and the forests summon the courage to form underground groups and organize their efforts?

This book presents a comprehensive examination of more than 150 remarkable people who said "no" to the Nazis when confronted by the Holocaust of the Jews. They range from people who undertook armed resistance to individuals who risked-and sometimes lost-their lives in trying to rescue Jews or spirit them away to safety. In many cases, the very act of survival in the face of extreme circumstances was a form of resistance. This important book explores the many facets of resistance to the Holocaust that took place less than 100 years ago, providing valuable insights to any reader seeking evidence of how individuals can remain committed to the maintenance of humanitarian traditions in the darkest of times.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781610698788
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 06/06/2016
Pages: 480
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Paul Bartrop, PhD, is an award-winning scholar of the Holocaust and genocide. He is professor of history and director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL.

Table of Contents

List of Entries ix

Primary Source Documents xiii

Preface xv

Introduction xix

Upstanders during the Holocaust xxiii

Partisans during the Holocaust xxv

Survivors of the Holocaust xxix

Entries 1

Primary Source Documents 335

Chronology 409

Bibliography 417

Index 425

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