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This article aims to analyze the unique experiences of Jewish women in wartime Shanghai, challenging traditional male-centric Holocaust narratives.

June 20, 2026Feminist German Studies

Exile, Gender, and Witness: Feminist Reframings of Holocaust Memory from Wartime Shanghai

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This article examines women’s narratives to highlight underrepresented experiences in Holocaust memory, suggesting new frameworks for understanding trauma.

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This article aims to analyze the unique experiences of Jewish women in wartime Shanghai, challenging traditional male-centric Holocaust narratives.
Analyzed memoirs by Rena Krasno and Liliane Willens to explore gender-specific experiences of antisemitism, statelessness, and trauma.
Applied feminist trauma theory and the concept of multidirectional memory to contextualize their narratives.
Emphasized the need for intersectional and transnational perspectives in Holocaust remembrance.
The memoirs reveal how women's experiences of antisemitism and survival were deeply influenced by gender and geopolitical factors.
Findings demonstrate the limitations of Eurocentric Holocaust narratives that overlook non-European perspectives.
The study advocates for an expanded understanding of feminist witnessing in Holocaust scholarship.

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Wendy (Xiaoxue) Sun (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3631fbdb0793dc1a538b4d https://doi.org/10.1353/fgs.2025.a992824

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June 20, 2026Feminist German Studies

Exile, Gender, and Witness: Feminist Reframings of Holocaust Memory from Wartime Shanghai

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WSWendy (Xiaoxue) Sun

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Implication

This article examines women’s narratives to highlight underrepresented experiences in Holocaust memory, suggesting new frameworks for understanding trauma.

Key Points

This article aims to analyze the unique experiences of Jewish women in wartime Shanghai, challenging traditional male-centric Holocaust narratives.
Analyzed memoirs by Rena Krasno and Liliane Willens to explore gender-specific experiences of antisemitism, statelessness, and trauma.
Applied feminist trauma theory and the concept of multidirectional memory to contextualize their narratives.
Emphasized the need for intersectional and transnational perspectives in Holocaust remembrance.
The memoirs reveal how women's experiences of antisemitism and survival were deeply influenced by gender and geopolitical factors.
Findings demonstrate the limitations of Eurocentric Holocaust narratives that overlook non-European perspectives.
The study advocates for an expanded understanding of feminist witnessing in Holocaust scholarship.

Cite This Study

Wendy (Xiaoxue) Sun (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3631fbdb0793dc1a538b4d https://doi.org/10.1353/fgs.2025.a992824

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