Urgently seeking survivors of sexual violence during the Holocaust
TitleUrgently seeking survivors of sexual violence during the Holocaust
Author
Call numberS940.5318/012
Object number09091L
PublisherJewish Claims Conference.
Year of publication
2013
Dimensions7p
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'Kavod: a journal for caregivers and families' Issue 3 Winter 2013 pp1-7
Description
Remember the Women Institute have been seeking for years to place the issue of sexual violence against Jewish women during the Holocaust in the narrative of Holocaust history. While many victims of sexual violence were murdered by the Nazis to ensure their silence, some are still living and able to testify. The use of rape and sexual violence as tools of ethnic cleansing and genocide has been well documented in many conflicts since World War II