Au-delà du paroxysme ? L’expérience des enfants juifs au prisme de l’histoire de l’enfance

Too often disconnected from one another, the historiography of Jewish childhood and of childhood more broadly are actually very similar to one another. They have evolved at the same rhythm, with the first paving the way for the second in terms of sources and lines of inquiry. For those who are interested in childhood experiences of war in the twentieth century, the moment always comes when historical reflection is confronted with the ultimately horrific moment of the genocide of the Jews of Europe during World War II. Reconciling fundamentally different childhood experiences through historical study is, nevertheless, possible.