Dividing the ruins: communal memory in Yiddish and Hebrew
TitleDividing the ruins: communal memory in Yiddish and Hebrew
Author
Call number940.5318072/0056
Object number08066e
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherRoutledge
Year of publication
2012
Physical descriptionpp82-101
MaterialArticle
ISBN9780415616768
NotesArticle from the book 'After the Holocaust' pp82-101
Description
The monumental Warsaw Ghetto Memorial of Nathan Rapoport was erected on the ghetto ruins in 1948. The two sides of the memorial represent the two distinct narratives that emerged in Yiddish writing during the postwar decade. One strand celebrated resistance and heroism, and the other the martyrdom of helpless innocents.
