Women and the Holocaust Narrative and Representation

Women and the Holocaust brings together essays by leading scholars in the field of Shoah Studies that derive from disciplines such as literary criticism, religious studies, history, sociology, and film studies while focusing on the unique experiences of women in the Holocaust.

Esther Fuchs is Associate Professor of Hebrew Literature at the University of Arizona in Tucson Lawrence Baron is the Nasatir Professor of Modern Jewish History and Director of the Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies at San Diego State University R. Amy Elman is Associate Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at Kalamazoo College Zila Fuks is a Holocaust survivor who lives in Tel Aviv. Born in Sterdin, Poland, she survived the war hiding in a barn owned by a previous employee of her father Zev Garber is Professor and Chair of Jewish Studies at Los Angeles Valley College Phillipa Kafka is Professor English and Director of Women's Studies at Kean University, Union, New Jersey Ronit Lentin is Course Coordinator of the M.Phil. in Ethnic and Racial Studies at the Department of Sociology, University of Dublin, Trinity College Susan E. Nowak is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Nazareth College of Rochester Katharina von Kellenbach is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at St. Mary's College of Maryland Erlis Glass Wickersham is Professor of German and Director of the Humanities Program at Rosemont College in Philadelphia