Women in the Holocaust

by Dalia Ofer (Editor), Lenore J. Weitzman (Editor)

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This first book of original scholarship devoted to women in the Holocaust examines women's unique responses to the situation, their incredible resourcefulness, their courage, and their suffering. Contributors include Gershon Bacon, Ida Fink, Sara R. Horowitz, Gisela Block, Yehuda Bauer, Nechama Tec, and others.

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Purchased because Lee Ann Ghajar had read one of the chapters dealing with the statistical analysis of a small numerical population, and felt it might come in handy as a prototype for our study of women physicians. May use as a reference.

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