About this episode

Mary Fulbrook discusses the experiences of hiding and help during the Holocaust and the role of surrounding societies in the survival of Jews.

This lecture focuses on experiences of hiding and help during the Holocaust across Europe, including the German Reich itself, to highlight the significance of surrounding societies for the survival of Jews. In a broad comparative analysis, going beyond a focus on individual rescuers and getting away from generalisations about supposed ‘national characteristics’, Mary Fulbrook illuminates how local power structures and sense of community shaped non-Jewish responses to antisemitic policies, and...

People in this episode

Guest: Mary Fulbrook

Topics covered

• Holocaust
• survival
• antisemitism
• community response
• local power structures

Keywords

• Holocaust
• survival
• antisemitism
• community
• rescuers

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Places: German Reich, Europe

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