Young "antisemites" and "rescuers in Nazi-occupied Soviet Belarus: dynamics of children's behavior in the Holocaust

Children were direct witnesses of the Holocaust “by bullets” in occupied Eastern Europe - and sometimes more than that. They were capable of roles and actions that have little in common with our traditional romanticized ideas and expectations about “innocent childhood”. This article is arguing for a...

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Main Author: Saal, Yuliya von (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Eastern european holocaust studies
Year: 2025, Pages: 1-26
ISSN:2749-9030
DOI:10.1515/eehs-2025-0009
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1515/eehs-2025-0009
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