Abstract
ABSTRACT Helene Papanek, an Austrian Jewish refugee and psychiatrist, enabled the achievements of her husband, Ernst Papanek, known for rescuing Jewish children from France during World War II. This article explores Helene’s unpublished autobiography, dismissed as inaccurate by her son and daughter-in-law after her death. I highlight the gendered dynamics of memory, trauma, and narrative authority, emphasizing the challenges faced by female Holocaust survivors in writing and publishing their testimonies. I call for the acknowledgement of the often-invisible sacrifices of women like Helene, whose contributions to history and memory have been overshadowed by the more celebrated figures they supported.
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