Children during the Holocaust

Children During The Holocaust From The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum'S Center For Advanced Holocaust Studies Tells The Story Of The Holocaust Through The Eyes And Fates Of Its Youngest Victims. . The Ten Chapters Follow The Arc Of The Persecutory Policies Of The Nazis And Their Sympathizers And The Impact These Measures Had On Jewish Children And Adolescents—From The Years Leading To The War To The Roundups Deportations And Emigrations To Hidden Life And Death In The Ghettos And Concentration Camps And To Liberation And Coping In The Wake Of War. This Volume Examines The Reactions Of Children To Discrimination The Loss Of Livelihood In Jewish Homes And The Public Humiliation At The Hands Of Fellow Citizens And Explores The Ways In Which Children'S Experiences Paralleled And Diverged From Their Adult Counterparts. Additional Chapters Reflect Upon The Role Of Non-Jewish Children As Victims Perpetrators And Bystanders During World War Ii.. Offering A Collection Of Personal Letters Diaries Court Testimonies Government Documents Military Reports Speeches Newspapers Photographs And Artwork Children During The Holocaust Highlights The Diversity Of Children'S Experiences During The Nightmare Years Of The Holocaust.