Holding on and Holding Out: Jewish Diaries from Wartime France

by Anne Freadman

Examining the diary as a particular form of expression, Holding On and Holding Out provides unique insight into the experiences of Jews in France during the Second World War. Unlike memoirs and autobiographies that reconstruct particular life stories or events, diaries record daily events without the benefit of retrospect, describing events as they unfold. Holding On and Holding Out assesses how individuals used diaries to record...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487507534
• ISBN13: 9781487507534
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"