many faces of memories: how do Jews and the Holocaust matter in post-communist Poland
TitleThe many faces of memories: how do Jews and the Holocaust matter in post-communist Poland
Author
Call number940.5318/0049
Object number08780G
Place of publicationEvanston, Illinois, United States
PublisherNorthwestern University Press
Year of publication
2014
Physical descriptionpp144-179
MaterialArticle
ISBN9780810130906
NotesArticle from the book 'Lessons and legacies Volume XI :expanding perspectives on the Holocaust in a changing world.' pp144-179
Description
Examines the multiplicity of depictions of Jews and the Holocaust in Poland. Argues that the problem is that different agendas have underpinned the memory of Polish Jewry. There are some who simply seek to profit from the violent past, some who mourn the loss of the Jews in Poland and most ominously those who would prefer to forget the past. The divided memory serves to stir up old hatreds and prejudices, raising troubling questions about the place of the past in present-day Poland.