Jewish Resistance and Gender during the Holocaust

Session Submission Type: Panel Session

Abstract

This panel brings together three papers all dealing with instance of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. All three center specifically Jewish resistance as a way of arguing against notions of Jewish "passivity" and demonstrating the myriad types of agency Jews actually performed across Europe. Whether in hiding in the Netherlands, rescuing fellow Jews in France, or resisting the Reich from within, the Jewish actors addressed in these papers all sought to defend their humanity and identity on a regular basis. Importantly, the papers also center gender as a major contributor in resistance efforts.

Sub Unit

• Holocaust Studies

Chair

• Eliyana Adler, Binghamton University

Individual Presentations

• A Spatial Analysis of Emotions: The Jewish Experience in Hiding in Nazi-occupied Netherlands, 1940-1945 - Alex Scheepens, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Resisters. How Ordinary Jews fought Persecution in Hitler’s Germany - Wolf Gruner, University of Southern California

• Saving Yourself by Saving Others – The Rescue Activities of Jewish Women in France - Lilly Maier, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Zoom Host

• Zoom Host 10