Greek responses to the Nazis in the mountains and in the camps
TitoloGreek responses to the Nazis in the mountains and in the camps
Autore
Call number940.5337/0069
Numero oggetto09013h
Luogo di pubblicazioneWashington, District of Columbia, United States
Anno di pubblicazione
2014
Paginazionepp 161-184
MaterialeArticle
ISBN9780813225890
NotesArticle from the book 'Jewish resistance against the Nazis' edited by Patrick Henry, pp 138-160
Descrizione
The Greek Jews who participated in resistance had a sense of self that superseded the threat of death. Violent resistance was an ancestral Greek tradition that Jews learned about during their increasing Hellinization in school and from service in the Greek national army. The Greek sense of independence and tradition of a 'noble death' were ancient traditions and the Jews had similar, albeit dormant, independent sources in their own tradition that were activated by the Hellenic environment. But most important was a Jewish sense of family and solidarity that formed an important basis for self-help and resistance.