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anatomy of rescue: the wartime diary of Aurelia Wylezynska, 1939-1944
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]The anatomy of rescue: the wartime diary of Aurelia Wylezynska, 1939-1944
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call numberS940.5318/002
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]04187cm
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Jerusalem
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Yad Vashem
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2012
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]pp23-47
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
NotesArticle from the journal "Yad Vashem Studies" Vol 40 Part 1 2012 pp23-47
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Wylezynska's rescue activity stemmed from her humanism at a time when such values were being crushed by the occupation. Her diary traces the psychological and ethical dynamics of rescue and the complex rescuer/rescuee relationship - she at times found herself critical of her charges' behaviour. The Jews and these issues occupied a central place in her diary