Beyond Anne Frank : hidden children and postwar families in Holland / Diane L. Wolf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolf, Diane L.

Series:

S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies Beyond Anne Frank

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Persecutions--Netherlands.

Jews.

Hidden children (Holocaust)--Netherlands.

Hidden children (Holocaust).

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Holocaust survivors--Netherlands.

Holocaust survivors.

Netherlands--Ethnic relations.

Netherlands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (419 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The image of the Jewish child hiding from the Nazis was shaped by Anne Frank, whose house-the most visited site in the Netherlands- has become a shrine to the Holocaust. Yet while Anne Frank's story continues to be discussed and analyzed, her experience as a hidden child in wartime Holland is anomalous-as this book brilliantly demonstrates. Drawing on interviews with seventy Jewish men and women who, as children, were placed in non-Jewish families during the Nazi occupation of Holland, Diane L. Wolf paints a compelling portrait of Holocaust survivors whose experiences were often diametrically opposed to the experiences of those who suffered in concentration camps. Although the war years were tolerable for most of these children, it was the end of the war that marked the beginning of a traumatic time, leading many of those interviewed here to remark, "My war began after the war." This first in-depth examination of hidden children vividly brings to life their experiences before, during, and after hiding and analyzes the shifting identities, memories, and family dynamics that marked their lives from childhood through advanced age. Wolf also uncovers anti-Semitism in the policies and practices of the Dutch state and the general population, which historically have been portrayed as relatively benevolent toward Jewish residents. The poignant family histories in Beyond Anne Frank demonstrate that we can understand the Holocaust more deeply by focusing on postwar lives.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The History and Memory of Hidden Children

2. Before and During the War: The Netherlands and the Jews

3. After the War: The Jews and the Netherlands

4. "My Mother Screamed and Screamed": Memories of Occupation, War, and Hiding

5. "I Came Home, but I Was Homesick": When Both Parents Returned

6. "They Were Out of Their Minds": When One Parent Returned

7. "Who Am I?": Orphans Living with Families

8. "There Was Never a Kind Word": Life in Jewish Orphanages

9. Creating Postwar Lives, Creating Collective Memory: From the Personal to the Political

Conclusion

Notes

Glossary

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786612358463

9781282358461

1282358464

9781433701313

1433701316

9781429455763

1429455764

9780520939707

0520939700

OCLC:

476030811