Death and the maidens: "prostitution," rape and sexual slavery during World War II
TitleDeath and the maidens: "prostitution," rape and sexual slavery during World War II
Author
Call number940.5318082/0046
Object number07409a
Place of publicationWaltham, Massachusetts, United States, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Year of publication
2010
Physical descriptionpp13-28
MaterialArticle
Series titleHBI series on Jewish women
ISBN9781584659051
NotesArticle from the book 'Sexual violence against Jewish women during the Holocaust' pp13-28
Description
The story of sexual assaults on Jewish women in the course of the Holocaust and World War II has been largely suppressed and silenced. This chapter discusses the ostracism of Jewish women who experienced sexual assault, and the social mechanisms that allowed such ostracism to take place