This panel explores everyday realities of love during the Holocaust through analysis of preserved documents, letters, diaries, memoirs, and survivor testimonies. The panelists will discuss the challenges of romantic love and intimate partnerships during the Holocaust, as well as parental and filial love in times of persecution, family separation, and traumatic personal decisions. The discussion will also address the complex relationships between children and their parents in the postwar period, following years spent in hiding. The aim of this panel is to analyze the significance and role of historical sources in understanding the everyday manifestations of love under the complex conditions of persecution, suffering, and survival during the Holocaust.

Panelists:
Dr. Milovan Pisarri, Research Fellow, Shoah Lab, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University in Belgrade
MA Andrija Mihajlov, Research Assistant, Shoah Lab, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University in Belgrade
Moderator: Dr. Dragana Stojanović, Haver Srbija, Research Fellow, Shoah Lab, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University in Belgrade