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Children during the Holocaust, from the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, tells the
story of the Holocaust through the eyes, and fates, of its youngest
victims. The ten chapters follow the arc of the persecutory
policies of the Nazis and their sympathizers and the impact these
measures had on Jewish children and adolescents from the years
leading to the war, to the roundups, deportations, and emigrations,
to hidden life and death in the ghettos and concentration camps,
and to liberation and coping in the wake of war. This volume
examines the reactions of children to discrimination, the loss of
livelihood in Jewish homes, and the public humiliation at the hands
of fellow citizens and explores the ways in which children's
experiences paralleled and diverged from their adult counterparts.
Additional chapters reflect upon the role of non-Jewish children as
victims, perpetrators, and bystanders during World War II. Offering
a collection of personal letters, diaries, court testimonies,
government documents, military reports, speeches, newspapers,
photographs, and artwork, Children during the Holocaust highlights
the diversity of children's experiences during the nightmare years
of the Holocaust."
Children during the Holocaust, from the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, tells the
story of the Holocaust through the eyes, and fates, of its youngest
victims. This compelling book tells the story of the Holocaust
through the eyes, and fates, of its youngest victims. Following the
arc of the persecutory policies of the Nazis and their sympathizers
and the impact these measures had on Jewish children and
adolescents, the chapters begin with the years leading to the war,
to the roundups, deportations, and emigrations, to hidden life and
death in the ghettos and concentration camps, and to liberation and
coping in the wake of war. This volume examines the reactions of
children to discrimination, the loss of livelihood in Jewish homes,
and the public humiliation at the hands of fellow citizens and
explores the ways in which children's experiences paralleled and
diverged from their adult counterparts. The author also reflects
upon the role of non-Jewish children as victims, perpetrators, and
bystanders. Offering a collection of personal letters, diaries,
court testimonies, government documents, military reports,
speeches, newspapers, photographs, and artwork, Children during the
Holocaust highlights the diversity of children's experiences during
the nightmare years of the Holocaust.
Since the Nuremberg trials following World War II, there has been
considerable debate about the nature and effects of war crimes with
regard both to the Nazis and to modern-day perpetrators. What
constitutes a “war crime,” and how has the concept changed over
time? How do victors and vanquished deal with crimes that have
universal as well as national dimensions? How is the historical
reality of war crimes related to their judicial treatment? How are
perpetrators portrayed during investigations and
trials? These timely and provocative essays make use of newly
available archival sources and a wide range of case studies to
provide in-depth analyses of war crimes within a broad historical
framework. The essays are organized into four sections: the history
of war-crime trials from Weimar Germany to just after World War II;
the sometimes diverging Allied efforts to come to terms with the
Nazi concentration camp system; the ability of postwar society to
confront war crimes of the past; and the legacy of war-crime trials
in the twenty-first century. Atrocities on Trial illuminates a dark
and timely subject and helps us to understand the ongoing struggle
to hold accountable those who perpetrate crimes against humanity.
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