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Jewish Childhood in Kraków plumbs the decisions and behaviors of ordinary people in extraordinary times. Author Joanna Sliwa illuminates the complex relations between Jews and non-Jews in response to the Holocaust in Kraków to understand the past and to reflect on the experiences of young people during humanitarian crises.
Sommario
Note on Terminology
Introduction
1 Navigating Shifts in the City
2 Adapting to Life inside the Ghetto
3 Clandestine Activities
4 Child Welfare
5 Concealed Presence in the Camp
6 Survival through Hiding and Flight
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations Used in Notes
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Info autore
JOANNA SLIWA is a historian at the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) in New York City.
Riassunto
Presents the first history to tell the wartime history of Krakow through the lens of Jewish children's experiences. Historian Joanna Sliwa examines what children under 14 years old experienced when the second World War broke out. How did they cope? What roles did they take on?
