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Jewish Men and the Holocaust: Sexuality, Emotions, Masculinity : An Intimate History /

Zabransky, Florian

Jewish Men and the Holocaust: Sexuality, Emotions, Masculinity : An Intimate History / Florian Zabransky. - 1 online resource (X, 181 p.)

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- I Behind the Walls: Humiliation and Comfort -- II Behind the Barbed Wire: From Man to Inmate -- III In the Woods: Jewish Resistance, Military Masculinity and Intimacy -- IV Becoming Man Again: Liberation, Rehabilitation and Remasculinisation in Displaced Persons’ Camps -- Conclusion -- Archives -- Bibliography -- Index

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During the Holocaust, amid death and violence, Jewish men were not mere powerless victims. Linking gender studies with a history of sexuality and emotions will highlight intimate agency, power struggles, negotiations of relationships, social dynamics, and representations of masculinities. Considering the agency and vulnerability will further convey intimate choices, the representation of masculine ideals, intimate violence, and the expression of various emotions such as honour and love. As research on the Holocaust often links women with sexuality or portrays women as gendered beings, it is crucial to excavate the intimate, hidden lives of Jewish men and their specific intimate experiences as men. The analysis not only demonstrates how Jewish men remember and make sense of their experiences, but also how they chose to form the narrative and how they represented their ordeal in four chapters, namely ghettos, concentration camps, Jewish resistance in the countryside, and finally, DP camps in the aftermath of the Holocaust. The consideration of these four spaces allows a nuanced, innovative understanding of the intimate history of Jewish men during the Holocaust, i.e. how some men established male dominated structures and established intimate strategies to find solace and pleasure.




Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9783111335452 9783111335681 9783111335582

10.1515/9783111335582 doi

2024940063


Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Psychological aspects.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Social aspects.
Jewish men--Psychology.
HISTORY / Holocaust.

Holocaust studies. intimacy. masculinity. sexuality and emotions.

940.5318081