Jewish resistance to Nazi oppression took many forms. The armed uprisings in the ghettos and camps are the most well-known examples of resistance, but these uprisings could not have happened without the many other types of resistance that occurred beforehand. This lecture will look at the different types of unarmed resistance that took place, the barriers to resistance that existed both within and outside of the Jewish community, and the armed uprisings in the ghettos and the camps. There will be time for questions and conversation following the presentation.

Erica Nadelhaft is the Education Coordinator at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. She is also an adjunct associate professor at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, where she teaches courses on the genocide, the Holocaust, women’s history, and world history. She has a BA in history from Brandeis University and an MA in Contemporary Jewish History and Holocaust Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has three grown daughters and lives in Fort Kent with her husband.

For a link to the Zoom event, please email elewis@rocklandmaine.gov.