Building after Auschwitz: Jewish architecture and the memory of the Holocaust
TitleBuilding after Auschwitz: Jewish architecture and the memory of the Holocaust
Author
Call number724.6089924/0001
Object number08560
Place of publicationNew Haven, Connecticut, United States
PublisherYale University Press
Year of publication
2011
Physical descriptionix,438p.,index
MaterialBook
ISBN9780300169140
Description
States that since the end of World War II, Jewish architects have shaped Jewish architectural history, as many of their designs are influenced by Jewish themes, ideas, and imagery. Describes this cultural development as the result of important shifts in Jewish memory and identity since the Holocaust, and cites the rise of postmodernism, multiculturalism, and Holocaust consciousness as a catalyst. In showing how Jewish architects responded to the Nazi genocide in their work, Rosenfeld's study sheds new light on the evolution of Holocaust memory