Women of courage: the Kashariyot (Couriers) in the Jewish resistance during the Holocaust
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Women of courage: the Kashariyot (Couriers) in the Jewish resistance during the Holocaust
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.5318/0044
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]05857g
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Evanston, Illinois, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Northwestern University Press
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2004
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp112-154
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]0810120011
NotesArticle from the book 'Lessons and legacies' Vol.VI pp112-154
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
A study of the women who served as couriers while Eastern European jews were confined in ghettos. Explores the reasons these women succeeded and what motivated them to risk their lives. Argues that this commitment came from their involvement in pre-war Zionist and political organisations.