Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

compiled by Stefan Blaschke

Introduction

+ Aims & Scope

+ Structure

+ History

Announcements

+ Updates

+ Calls for Papers

+ New Lectures

+ New Publications

Alphabetical Index

+ Author Index

+ Speaker Index

Chronological Index

+ Ancient History

+ Medieval History

+ Modern History

Geographical Index

+ African History

+ American History

+ Asian History

+ European History

+ Oceanian History

Topical Index

+ Prosecution

+ Cases

+ Types

+ Offenders

+ Victims

+ Society

+ Research

+ Representations

Resources

+ Institutions

+ Literature Search

+ Research

Start: Topical Index: Victims: Reactions: Narratives: Century:

Victims: Reactions: Narratives:
BURIED WORDS

»Molly Applebaum (born Melania Weissenberg, October 27, 1930) is a Polish-Canadian Holocaust survivor and diarist. Scholars describe how her diary addressed aspects of surviving the Holocaust that usually went unaddressed.
Scholars observed that her diary described an aspect of the Holocaust that had been rarely addressed - sexual abuse. After she reached puberty, the farmer who was hiding her started having sexual relations with her. Applebaum recounted how she and her cousin encouraged this sexual contact out of fear that he might otherwise tire of the burden and risk of hiding them and turn them away.« -- More information: Wikipedia

Secondary Sources

[Info] Barton, Deborah. »Analysis of Buried Words from a historical perspective.« Sexual Violence in the Context of the Holocaust, Genocide and War. Montreal 2018.

[Info] Bergen, Doris L., et al. Buried Words: A Forum on sexuality, violence and Holocaust testimonies. Holocaust Studies (May 15, 2021).

[Info] Bos, Pascale R. »Barter, Prostitution, Abuse? Reframing Experiences of Sexual Exchange during the Holocaust.« The Journal of Holocaust Research (August 26, 2024).

[Info] Corazza, Stephanie. Introduction to Buried Words: Sexuality, violence and Holocaust testimonies. Holocaust Studies (May 15, 2021).

[Info] Freedman, Ariela. »Analysis of Buried Words from a literary perspective.« Sexual Violence in the Context of the Holocaust, Genocide and War.Montreal 2018.

[Info] Grabowski, Jan. »Presentation of the historical context of Molly’s story and background information about how the diary was discovered.« Sexual Violence in the Context of the Holocaust, Genocide and War.Montreal 2018.

[Info] Koukoui, Sophia. »Analysis of Buried Words from a psychological perspective.« Sexual Violence in the Context of the Holocaust, Genocide and War. Montreal 2018.

[Info] Waxman, Zoë. »Buried Words: Reflections on the diary of Molly Applebaum.« Holocaust Studies (May 15, 2021).