“The consensus in Holocaust and genocide studies is that the systems that make mass murder possible would not function without the broad participation of society, and yet nearly all histories of the Holocaust leave out half of those who populated… — Wendy Lower Copy Share Image
“In many ways this book is about how we fail to reckon with the past, not so much as a historical reconstruction or morality tale, but as evidence of a recurring problem in which we all share responsibility. What are the blind spots and taboos that persist in our retelling of events, in individual accounts, memoirs, and national histories? Why… — Wendy Lower Copy Share
“We will never know all there is to know about Nazism, World War II, and the Holocaust. No single story can relate it all, and the pieces that we uncover may not fit together to our satisfaction. But the collage of stories and memories, of cruelty and courage, while continuing to test our comprehension of history and humanity, helps us… — Wendy Lower Copy Share
“As we have seen, at least half a million women witnessed and contributed to the operations and terror of a genocidal war in the eastern territories. The Nazi regime mobilized a generation of young female revolutionaries who were conditioned to accept violence, to incite it, and to commit it, in defense of or as an assertion of German's superiority. This… — Wendy Lower Copy Share
“The consensus in Holocaust and genocide studies is that the systems that make mass murder possible would not function without the broad participation of… — Wendy Lower Copy Share Image
“Goebbels famously remarked that “men organize life: women are their support and implement their decisions.” — Wendy Lower Copy Share Image
