Let's talk about porn and the Holocaust 😅

Right after World War II and up until the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Israel, it wasn't customary to talk about the Holocaust. Although there were many concentration camp survivors in the country. Survivors tried to return to normal life. By the end of the 1950s, their children were growing up and entering puberty.

Around the same time, the novel "House of Dolls" was published, about Jewish women in concentration camps who were forced to sleep with German soldiers (supposedly based on real events, though people still debate it). In an atmosphere of absolute silence, the book was a major event.

It sparked a series of pornographic comics called Stalag, featuring a male prisoner and a female SS officer. Often with themes of rape and revenge. The series was quite popular among teenagers, but didn't last long: the authorities initially pretended nothing was happening, then banned it altogether.

Nowadays you can find the issues in the National Library of Israel. Though they only let researchers and historians in. Or you can find them online.