This sweeping work is the first comprehensive English-language study of Jewish resistance in the Netherlands during World War II.
Adopting a comparative approach, Ben Braber explores the situation of Jews in the Netherlands against the backdrop of their experiences in other Western European countries. Charting the occurrences of Jewish resistance, he pays particular attention to the ways in which the integration of Jews into Dutch society influenced their responses to German persecution. Brabers incisive analyses shed new light on Dutch and Jewish history, pointing the way toward future paths of inquiry.
Ben Braberis an honorary research fellow in the School of Humanities at the University of Glasgow.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I - Integration
Chapter 1 - Attitudes towards Jews and Jewish responses
Chapter 2 - Participation of Jews in the economy, politics and arts
Chapter 3 - Changes in Jewish rituals, habits and lifestyles
Part II - Resistance
Chapter 4 - Apprehension (May 1940 – December 1940)
Chapter 5 - Segregation (November 1940 – May 1942)
Chapter 6 - Deportation (July 1942 – September 1944)
Chapter 7 - Desperation (July 1942 – May 1945)
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index