Flight and Rescue from Norway during the Holocaust
Seiten
2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-70170-3 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-70170-3 (ISBN)
This book fills a lacuna in the English-language literature dealing with Norway and the Holocaust by focusing on how Norwegian Jews and those who facilitated their rescue remembered the experience of their departure and passage across hostile territory to sanctuary in Sweden.
This book fills a lacuna in the English-language literature dealing with Norway and the Holocaust by focusing on how Norwegian Jews, and those who facilitated their rescue, remembered the experience of their departure and passage across hostile territory to sanctuary in Sweden.
After Norway was invaded by the German occupiers in April 1940, the small size of the Norwegian Jewish community meant that they were largely left alone, with few antisemitic measures introduced. They were little prepared for the fight or flight that would become necessary for their survival in the autumn of 1942. Bartrop examines the complicated situation in Norway before and during the war, where rescuers had to deal with internal enemies as well as the occupying regime, and considers the refugee policies of Sweden, which until mid-1942 offered only lukewarm assistance to Norway’s Jews. The book also showcases the heroic actions of specific rescuers who facilitated and carried out the border crossings of those in need of sanctuary.
Highlighting how individuals and organizations worked to enhance life at a time when civilization was being tested at its most extreme, this timely volume will be of interest to students and scholars of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
This book fills a lacuna in the English-language literature dealing with Norway and the Holocaust by focusing on how Norwegian Jews, and those who facilitated their rescue, remembered the experience of their departure and passage across hostile territory to sanctuary in Sweden.
After Norway was invaded by the German occupiers in April 1940, the small size of the Norwegian Jewish community meant that they were largely left alone, with few antisemitic measures introduced. They were little prepared for the fight or flight that would become necessary for their survival in the autumn of 1942. Bartrop examines the complicated situation in Norway before and during the war, where rescuers had to deal with internal enemies as well as the occupying regime, and considers the refugee policies of Sweden, which until mid-1942 offered only lukewarm assistance to Norway’s Jews. The book also showcases the heroic actions of specific rescuers who facilitated and carried out the border crossings of those in need of sanctuary.
Highlighting how individuals and organizations worked to enhance life at a time when civilization was being tested at its most extreme, this timely volume will be of interest to students and scholars of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
Paul R. Bartrop is Professor Emeritus of History at Florida Gulf Coast University and Honorary Principal Fellow in History at the University of Melbourne. His published works include The Routledge History of the First World War (2025) and The Routledge History of the Second World War (2022).
1. Norway and its Jewish History 2. Norway, Fascism and Jewish Refugees 3. Norway at War 4. Norway and the Holocaust 5. Sweden, Land of Refuge 6. Crossings: Impeding and Enabling Salvation 7. Voices of Flight 8. Protecting the Vulnerable 9. Norway’s Righteous among the Nations 10. The Return 11. Norway’s War, the Holocaust and Film
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.11.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Studies in Second World War History |
| Zusatzinfo | 16 Halftones, black and white; 16 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 640 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-367-70170-7 / 0367701707 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-367-70170-3 / 9780367701703 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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