LEADER 02642cam a2200289Ia 4500001 246724 005 20240621225347.0 008 151007s9999 xx 000 0 und d 020 9.7812679992e+012 035 246724 040 LHM |beng |erda |cLHM 100 Decoster, Charlotte Marie-Cecile Marguerite. 245 10 Child rescue as survival resistance: Hidden children in Nazi-occupied Western Europe. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] : |b[publisher not identified], |c2012. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unspecified |bz |2rdamedia 338 unspecified |bzu |2rdacarrier 520 The phenomenon of rescue organizations that devoted themselves specifically to hiding and saving Jewish children appeared throughout Nazi-occupied Western Europe (France, Belgium, and the Netherlands). Jewish and non-Jewish rescuers risked their lives to save thousands of children from extermination. This dissertation adds to the historiographical understanding of Holocaust resistance by analyzing the efforts of these child rescue organizations as a form of "survival resistance." Researching the key aspects of traditional resistance (conscious intent, extensive organization, and effective turn-out) demonstrates that, while child rescue did not present armed resistance, it still was a form of active resistance against the Nazi Final Solution.By looking at rescuers' testimonies and archival sources (from Yad Vashem, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Centre de documentation juive contemporaine, and Kazerne Dossin), this dissertation first outlines the extensive organization and intent of Jewish rescue groups, such as the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE) and Comité de défense des Juifs (CDJ), in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The second part looks at rescue organization and intent by Catholic, Protestant, and humanitarian groups. The dissertation concludes by discussing the effectiveness of organized child rescue. In the end, the rescue groups saved thousands of children and proofs that Child rescue in Nazi-occupied Western Europe was a valid--not to mention heroic--form of survival resistance. 530 Electronic version(s) available online. 590 Dissertations and Theses 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 856 |uhttp://search.proquest.com/docview/1334925385?accountid=47978 956 41 |uhttp://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib246724/3538093.pdf |zHosted by USHMM. 987 Dissertation ordered September 2015 852 |breceiving |kShelved at 79-2-2 852 |bebook 852 0 |breceiving |kShelved at 79-2-2