Double Jeopardy Gender and the Holocaust

by Baumel, Judith Tydor

• ISBN13: 9780853033455
• ISBN10: 0853033455
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-11-13
• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell

Summary

The book is divided into seven sections, each focusing on a different aspect of the discourse between gender and identity. Following a historical introduction delineating the basic framework for understanding women¿s experiences during and shortly after the Holocaust, the volume explores the major research trends evincing themselves since the end of the Second World War. Topics examined include various aspects of women¿s experiences during the war years such as leadership, martyrdom and social interaction in times of crisis. Other essays illuminate Holocaust heroism through a gender sensitive approach, while an additional section, Postwar Life and Representation, focuses upon gender in a multicultural post-Holocaust society. The book¿s final section explores the historical/didactic aspect of Holocaust gender study by examining how The Diary of Anne Frank can be used as an educational tool. Here we see how Holocaust gender issues transcend the socio-historical framework in order to become part of the cultural heritage transferred down to later generations.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
Introduction: Where Were the Women?	p. 3
Overview	p. 35
Gender and Family Studies of the Holocaust: A Historiographical Overview	p. 39
Women's Holocaust Literature	p. 55
Wartime Interaction	p. 63
Social Interaction Among Jewish Women in Crisis During the Holocaust: A Case Study	p. 67
Rochka and the Two Rivkas: The Leadership of the Zehnnerschaft in Plaszow	p. 103
The 93 Beth Jacob Girls of Cracow: History or Typology? (with J.J. Schacter)	p. 117
Heroism	p. 139
The Jewish Heroine During the Holocaust	p. 143
The Heroism of Hannah Senesz: An Exercise in Creating Collective National Memory in the State of Israel	p. 155
The Parachutists' Mission From a Gender Perspective	p. 181
Post-war Life and Representation	p. 203
Rachel Laments Her Children: Representation of Women in Israeli Holocaust Memorials	p. 207
DPs, Mothers and Pioneers: Women in the She'erit Hapletah	p. 233
Education	p. 249
Teaching the Holocaust Through The Diary of Anne Frank	p. 253
Conclusions	p. 259
Glossary of Foreign Terms	p. 261
Bibliography	p. 263
Index	p. 285
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