Paul R. Bartrop, Samantha J. Lakin

Heroines of Vichy France (eBook, ePUB)

Rescuing French Jews during the Holocaust

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book tells the largely unknown story behind the rescue activities of several remarkable young Jewish women in Vichy France during World War II and their role in the resistance against Nazi and Vichy France deportation policies.

Few studies of Vichy France and the Holocaust have looked at the rescue of Jews by those prepared to risk everything to escort them to safety in the border regions, and even fewer have considered Jewish rescue of Jews, specifically of Jewish children by women. This work will be arguably the first book in which the experiences and efforts of a number of female rescuers-all of whom knew or knew of each other-have been brought together in a single volume, with the object of honoring their memory and showing how the value of human life was sustained through the Holocaust.

Focusing on a number of young Jewish women who defied the Nazis, this narrative highlights their courage and sacrifice in their efforts to rescue Jews in France during World War II. Additionally, it shows how these French women responded to Nazi and Vichy France policies of deportation through resistance activities. This is a story that will captivate anyone with an interest in the innate goodness of human beings that can shine even when confronted with the darkest expressions of depravity that occurred during the Holocaust.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216095804
• Artikelnr.: 68167456

Autorenporträt

Paul R. Bartrop is Professor Emeritus at Florida Gulf Coast University, USA. He is the author and co-author of several books, including Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors (2016), Encountering Genocide: Personal Accounts from Victims, Perpetrators, and Witnesses (2014) and Genocide: The Basics (2014). He is also the co-editor, with Michael Dickerman, of the award-winning four-volume The Holocaust: An Encyclopedia and Document Collection (2017) and Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors (2016).
Professor Bartrop is a Past President of the Australian Association of Jewish Studies and in 2022 was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in the United Kingdom.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction Chapter 1 France, the Jews, and the War Chapter 2 The
"Free Zone": The Nazis Take Over Chapter 3 The Italian Interlude: Shades of
Benevolence Chapter 4 An Inclusive Unity: Jews and Christians Link Arms
Chapter 5 Entr'acte: Rescue on the Border Chapter 6 Annemasse: The Limits
of Courage Chapter 7 Voices of the Rescued: The Children Speak Chapter 8
Afterlives and Legacies Chapter 9 Coda: Remembering the Passeurs Appendix
A: Exeunt: Beyond the War Years Appendix B: Chronology Notes Bibliography
Index