And now you are married and you have two children". Female witnesses at the Eichmann trial
TitoloAnd now you are married and you have two children". Female witnesses at the Eichmann trial
Autore
Call numberS940.5318/002
Numero oggetto04187fz
Luogo di pubblicazioneJerusalem
EditoreYad Vashem
Anno di pubblicazione
2021
Paginazionepp131-164
MaterialeArticle
NotesArticle from the journal "Yad Vashem Studies" Vol 47 Part 2, 2019 pp131-164
Descrizione
Highlights women's testimonies given during the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961. Focuses on the testimonies of four of the twenty two female witnesses at the trial - Zivia Lubetkin, Rivka Yoselevska, Rachel Auerbach and Vera Alexander - and finds that their statements reinforced pre-existing gender roles. These women's testimonies at the trial are a reflection of Israeli society at the time