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Between Two Worlds

Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

Robin Judd 

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Facing the harrowing task of rebuilding a life in the wake of the Holocaust, many Jewish survivors, community and religious leaders, and Allied soldiers viewed marriage between Jewish women and military personnel as a way to move forward after unspeakable loss.


Proponents believed that these unions were more than just a ticket out of war-torn Europe: they would help the Jewish people repopulate after the attempted annihilation of European Jewry.


Historian Robin Judd, whose grandmother survived the Holocaust and married an American soldier after liberation, introduces us to the Jewish women who lived through genocide and went on to wed American, Canadian, and British military personnel after the war.

Product Details

PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press
Publish DateDecember 05, 2023
Pages256
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconHardback
EAN/UPC9781469675442
Dimensions9.5 X 6.1 X 1.0 inches | 1.3 pounds

About the Author

Robin Judd is associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, where she directs the Hoffman Leaders and Leadership in History Fellowship program.

Reviews

"An important book introducing a new area of investigation while reinforcing previous research that demonstrates how reconnection was a significant step on the road to emotional recovery."--American Jewish History
"Between Two Worlds is elegantly crafted and beautifully written, making it a pleasure to read and suggesting that its reach may well extend beyond purely academic circles. . . . [This book] makes significant contributions to modern Jewish historiography, gender and family history, and the study of migration in the post-Holocaust world. The stories it reconstructs offer rare glimpses into the lingering effects of trauma in the most intimate spheres and shed light on the hopes and dreams for new lives in new places in the years and decades after Europe's darkest hour."--American Historical Review
"This poignant, deeply researched text furthers readers' understanding of the complicated meetings, courtship weddings, immigration, and acculturation of Jewish war brides following the Shoah. . . . Reclaimed postwar Jewish autonomy and the creative management of problem-solving shine through the voices of those whose stories populate this readable book. . . . Recommended."--CHOICE
"An engrossing discussion of a little-considered subject. . . . [I]t is impressive that [Judd] has written a book that so thoughtfully explains the significance of [the Jewish war brides'] story for our understanding of Holocaust survivors and their experiences after the war."--H-Diplo
"A fresh perspective on the aftermath of trauma . . . . Drawing on rich archival sources, historian Judd makes her book debut with a sensitive, well-researched history of marriages between survivors of the Holocaust and American, British, and Canadian military personnel . . . . Judd's stories of "loss, recovery, power, and unbelonging" stand as testimony to the triumph of survival."--Kirkus Reviews
"A new piece of the Holocaust story that will be of interest to readers of Jewish studies, women's history, and Holocaust studies."--Library Journal

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