Sexualized violence against women during the Nazi 'racial' persecution
TitleSexualized violence against women during the Nazi 'racial' persecution
Author
Call number940.5318082/0046
Object number07409b
Place of publicationWaltham, Massachusetts, United States, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Year of publication
2010
Physical descriptionpp29-44
MaterialArticle
Series titleHBI series on Jewish women
ISBN9781584659051
NotesArticle from the book 'Sexual violence against Jewish women during the Holocaust' pp29-44
Description
In Nazi concentration camps there were specific prevailing conditions for sexual violence against women. The SS had complete power over prisoners, and extreme exploitation, abuse and dehumanizaion characterized daily life. This was partly determined by the Nazi racial ideology. Some forms of sexualized violence, such as forced abortion, sterilization and 'medical' experiments also took place