Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors

by Paul R. Bartrop

Overview

This book enables readers to learn about upstanders, partisans, and survivors from first-hand perspectives that reveal the many forms of resistance-some bold and defiant, some subtle-to the Nazis during the Holocaust.

What did those who resisted the Nazis during the 1930s through 1945-known now as "the Righteous"-do when confronted with the Holocaust? How did those who resorted to physical acts of resistance to fight the Nazis in the ghettos, the concentration camps, and the forests summon the courage to form underground groups and organize their efforts?

This book presents a comprehensive examination of more than 150 remarkable people who said "no" to the Nazis when confronted by the Holocaust of the Jews. They range from people who undertook armed resistance to individuals who risked-and sometimes lost-their lives in trying to rescue Jews or spirit them away to safety. In many cases, the very act of survival in the face of extreme circumstances was a form of resistance. This important book explores the many facets of resistance to the Holocaust that took place less than 100 years ago, providing valuable insights to any reader seeking evidence of how individuals can remain committed to the maintenance of humanitarian traditions in the darkest of times.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798216138907
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	06/06/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	480
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	7 - 17 Years

About the Author

Paul Bartrop, PhD, is an award-winning scholar of the Holocaust and genocide. He is professor of history and director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL.
Paul R. Bartrop is Professor Emeritus at Florida Gulf Coast University, USA. He is the author and co-author of several books, including Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors (2016), Encountering Genocide: Personal Accounts from Victims, Perpetrators, and Witnesses (2014) and Genocide: The Basics (2014). He is also the co-editor, with Michael Dickerman, of the award-winning four-volume The Holocaust: An Encyclopedia and Document Collection (2017) and Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors (2016).
Professor Bartrop is a Past President of the Australian Association of Jewish Studies and in 2022 was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in the United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

List of Entries,
Primary Source Documents,
Preface,
Introduction,
Upstanders during the Holocaust,
Partisans during the Holocaust,
Survivors of the Holocaust,
Entries,
Primary Source Documents,
Chronology,
Bibliography,
Index,

Editorial Reviews

[T]he coverage leans toward leaders and public figures. . . . Just as revealing and inspiring, however, are lesser-known leaders of armed camp revolts, and an array of rescuers, forgers, diarists, labor leaders, priests, pacifists, policemen, and others. . . . Wikipedia lacks entries for many of these figures, or says less.” —ARBA

“Larger public and academic libraries should consider this useful resource, which will acquaint users with a lesser known aspect of the Holocaust and introduce them to some remarkable people who deserve recognition.” —Booklist

From the Publisher

10/01/2016
Gr 9 Up—Bartrop, a university professor and Holocaust and genocide scholar, has written about 200 essays on people who circumvented Nazi policies, protected Jewish neighbors (and, in some cases, strangers), and fought, protested, organized, and in other ways resisted efforts to "disenfranchise, dehumanize and ultimately destroy" the Jewish population in Europe. Most essays are about two pages in depth. Black-and-white photos accompany about 20 entries. Some names will be familiar (Varian Fry, Oskar Schindler, Max Schmeling, Raoul Wallenberg), though many will not. Entries give a brief overview of each life and place the person and actions in the context of the Holocaust. Most essays end with a sentence or two stating how the individual died or relating current activities, if applicable. Many of the people died violently during the 1930s and 1940s. Bartrop notes that rather than selecting the most prominent individuals, he has attempted to show the breadth of resistance efforts, from religious figures to journalists to university students to military figures to Nazi prisoners. Primary source documents, with brief commentary, comprise the last 70 pages. Some documents are drier than others, from a song and several handbills calling for action to a six-page report on the delivery of Zyklon B to concentration camps. VERDICT This well-researched and nicely presented single-volume reference is an excellent introduction to the varied forms of Holocaust resistance. Teachers could use the primary source documents to create assignments or deepen understanding. Consider for any high school or college reference section.—Maggie Knapp, Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, TX

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