Were the Nazis Conducting a “War Against the Jewish Child”?
Were the Nazis Conducting a “War Against the Jewish Child”?
Author(s): Boaz CohenSubject(s): Political history, Social history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II, History of the Holocaust, History of Antisemitism
Published by: Wiener Wiesenthal Institut für Holocaust-Studien
Keywords: Child-targeted atrocities; War against Jewish children; WWII crimes;
Summary/Abstract: This article investigates the concept of a distinct “war against the Jewish child” during the Holocaust, exploring child-targeted policies, actions, and systemic atrocities. The deliberate, bureaucratic organisation of these atrocities, and the discussions at multiple levels on the murder of Jewish children, reflect a military-like campaign against them, setting the Nazi treatment of Jewish children apart from historical and contemporary norms of war. The article argues that the examination of pre-war and wartime policies, along with the organised logistics of extermination, validates the concept of a “war against the Jewish child”.
Journal: S:I.M.O.N. Shoah: Intervention. Methods. Documentation.
- Issue Year: 12/2025
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 25-39
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
