Gender and the Daily Lives of Jews Hiding in Nazi Occupied Eastern Europe During the Holocaust
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
10-30-2018
Abstract
Aleksiun examines how the hidden Jews of Eastern Galicia passed the time together, cared for one another, worked out survival strategies, and divided resources and labor during their concealment. This research contributes to the understanding of the social and emotional dynamics of the Holocaust experience through its framing as a local case study that analyzes the impact of fear and oppressive conditions on life in the bunkers—in particular, on familial and other relationships, including those that formed within the hideouts, among Jews who spanned the full spectrum of ages and social background. Her work draws heavily on survivor testimonies collected by the Central Jewish Historical Commission and the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw and by Yad Vashem, as well as from the Museum’s oral history and eyewitness testimony collections. Diaries, chronicles and memoirs written by Jews who hid in East Galicia, as well as the Museum’s International Tracing Service collection, also contributed greatly to her project
Recommended Citation
Aleksiun, N. (2018, October 30). Gender and the daily lives of Jews hiding in Nazi Occupied Eastern Europe during the Holocaust. Presentation at the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey
