Joanna Sliwa, "Jewish Childhood in Krakow: A Microhistory of the Holocaust" (Rutgers UP, 2021)
Jewish Childhood in Krak\xf3w: A Microhistory of the Holocaust\xa0(Rutgers UP, 2021) is the first book to tell the history of Krak\xf3w in the second World War through the lens of Jewish children's experiences. Here, children assume center stage as historical actors whose recollections and experiences deserve to be told, analyzed, and treated seriously.\nSliwa scours archives to tell their story, gleaning evidence from the records of the German authorities, Polish neighbors, Jewish community and family, and the children themselves to explore the Holocaust in German-occupied Poland and in Krak\xf3w in particular. A microhistory of a place, a people, and daily life, this book plumbs the decisions and behaviors of ordinary people in extraordinary times.\nOffering a window onto human relations and ethnic tensions in times of rampant violence,\xa0Jewish Childhood in Krak\xf3w\xa0is an effort both to understand the past and to reflect on the position of young people during humanitarian crises.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies