Holocaust Mothers and Daughters: Family, History, and Trauma
In his slim but unforgettable volume This Way for the Gas Ladies and Gentlemen, Polish author and journalist Tadeusz Borowski tells the story of a mother arriving in Auschwitz with her small child. She quickly grasps that her only chance of remaining alive is to physically distance herself from her...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 374-376 |
| Review of: | Holocaust mothers & daughters (Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, 2013) (Baumel-Schwartz, Judy Tydor)
Holocaust mothers & daughters (Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, 2013) (Baumel-Schwartz, Judy Tydor) |
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| Summary: | In his slim but unforgettable volume This Way for the Gas Ladies and Gentlemen, Polish author and journalist Tadeusz Borowski tells the story of a mother arriving in Auschwitz with her small child. She quickly grasps that her only chance of remaining alive is to physically distance herself from her child, as small children and their mothers are sent to their death. “She is young, healthy, good-looking, she wants to live,” writes Borowski. But the child runs after the mother, wailing: “Mama, mama, don't leave me!” “Pick up your child, woman!” she is told, “It's not mine, sir, not mine!” she shouts hysterically and runs on, covering her face with her hands. “She wants to hide, she wants to reach those who will not ride the trucks, those who will go on foot, those who will stay alive. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/dcw029 |