Abstract
The first books on women, children, and family life under Nazism appeared immediately after World War II. They were mostly memoirs and diaries of women survivors; in addition, two studies on children in the Holocaust were conducted by Ernst Papanek and Mark Dvorzetsky. In the 1950s-60s little systematic research was done on women and children in the Holocaust, although several collections of testimonies were published. The earlier memoirs of women do not deal with gender-related problems. Only since 1970 have there been women's memoirs strongly emphasizing gender-related experiences, not only in numerous collections of testimonies but also in academic studies. There is a group of historians involved in gender and family Holocaust research, conceptualizing these topics. Contends that gender and family studies of the Holocaust are still in their infancy.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Lessons and Legacies II |
| Pages | 105-117 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
Bibliographical note
An earlier version appeared in "Women; a Cultural Review" 7,2 (1996). Appeared also in her "Double Jeopardy; Gender and the Holocaust" (1998) and in "Holocaust; Critical Concepts in Historical Studies" VI (2004).RAMBI Publications
- RAMBI Publications
- Jewish women in the Holocaust
- Gender identity
- Sex role
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Study and teaching