Escapees
The History of Jews Who Fled Nazi Deportation Trains in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
Seiten
2019
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
9781785338861 (ISBN)
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
9781785338861 (ISBN)
Escapes from deportation trains: First study of the phenomenon as Jewish resistance to National Socialistic persecution
More than 750 escapees in Western Europe show various forms of motives and implementation (agency)
First study of deportation train guards (who they were and how they acted)
Historical research, sociological approach
Of the countless stories of resistance, ingenuity, and personal risk to emerge in the years following the Holocaust, among the most remarkable, yet largely overlooked, are those of the hundreds of Jewish deportees who escaped from moving trains bound for the extermination camps. In France, Belgium, and the Netherlands alone over 750 men, women and children undertook such dramatic escape attempts, despite the extraordinary uncertainty and physical danger they often faced. Drawing upon extensive interviews and a wealth of new historical evidence, Escapees gives a fascinating collective account of this hitherto neglected form of resistance to Nazi persecution.
More than 750 escapees in Western Europe show various forms of motives and implementation (agency)
First study of deportation train guards (who they were and how they acted)
Historical research, sociological approach
Of the countless stories of resistance, ingenuity, and personal risk to emerge in the years following the Holocaust, among the most remarkable, yet largely overlooked, are those of the hundreds of Jewish deportees who escaped from moving trains bound for the extermination camps. In France, Belgium, and the Netherlands alone over 750 men, women and children undertook such dramatic escape attempts, despite the extraordinary uncertainty and physical danger they often faced. Drawing upon extensive interviews and a wealth of new historical evidence, Escapees gives a fascinating collective account of this hitherto neglected form of resistance to Nazi persecution.
Tanja von Fransecky earned her doctorate in 2013 from the Center for Resarch on Antisemitism at the Technische Universität Berlin. Her most recent book, on aid to persecuted Dutch Jews, was published in 2016 by Lukas Verlag. She is responsible for the "Documentation of Jewish Persecution" section of the Federal Archives in Berlin.
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1. Deportations from Western Europe
Chapter 2. Escapes by Jews from Deportation Trains in France
Chapter 3. Escapes by Jews from Deportation Trains in Belgium
Chapter 4. Escapes by Jews from Deportation Trains in the Netherlands
Chapter 5. Summary
Concluding Observations
Sources and Bibliography
Indexes
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.09.2018 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Maps; 1 Tables, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781785338861 / 9781785338861 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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