EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 1H 38M
Ep. 80- Jewish Revenge and the Holocaust with Laura Jockusch
from The Holocaust History Podcast
Send us Fan MailEven as the Holocaust was ongoing, some Jews dreamed of and sought revenge for Nazi attacks on them. Ironically, the Nazis themselves believed in a particularly antisemitic myth of Jewish vengeance and many Germans after the war feared widespread retaliation by Holocaust survivors. Indeed, there were some attempts to carry out revenge attacks on Nazis after the war.In this episode, I talked with Laura Jockusch about what revenge meant in all these contexts and more, including in the popular imagination with media like Inglourious Basterds and The Hunters. Laura Jockusch is the Albert Abramson Associate Professor of Holocaust Studies at Brandeis University.Jockusch, Laura. Jewish Revenge and the Holocaust: History, Memory, and Imagination (2026)Follow on Twitter @holocaustpod.Email the podcast at [email protected] Holocaust History Podcast homepage is hereYou can find a complete reading list with books by our guests and also their suggestions here.
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Send us Fan Mail Even as the Holocaust was ongoing, some Jews dreamed of and sought revenge for Nazi attacks on them. Ironically, the Nazis themselves believed in a particularly antisemitic myth of Jewish vengeance and many Germans after the war feared widespread retaliation by Holocaust survivors. Indeed, there were some attempts to carry out revenge attacks on Nazis after the war. In this episode, I talked with Laura Jockusch about what revenge meant in all these contexts a...
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