UNPACKED: Watch How a Group of Housewives Beat the Nazis
In July of 1938 32 countries and 24 NGOs attended the Évian Conference, convened by Franklin D. Roosevelt to solve the pressing problem of Jewish refugees. Over the course of the nine-day conference, they learned about the thousands upon thousands of Jews trying to flee. Every single country expressed sympathy for the Jews, but few offered to actually help.
When the Nazis decreed that Jewish husbands of German wives would be incarcerated or sent to work camps, their wives did not sit by quietly.
These determined housewives, led by Elsa Holzer, took up arms and fought back.
In this week’s video, the third in our series on the Holocaust, we explore one more face of the Holocaust, the Upstander. Learn about the only open protest against the Holocaust in German history.
Have you ever thought about what you would do if you were faced with the same situation? Would you stand up to the perpetrators?
