shaping of Holocaust memory and the Eichmann Trial: Jacob Robinson- jurist, historian, and human rights activist
TitleThe shaping of Holocaust memory and the Eichmann Trial: Jacob Robinson- jurist, historian, and human rights activist
Author
Call numberS940.5318/002
Object number04187gi
Place of publicationJerusalem
PublisherYad Vashem
Year of publication
2021
Physical descriptionpp85-117
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal "Yad Vashem Studies" Vol 49 Part 1, 2021 pp85-117
Description
Segev's essay centres on the life and activities of Jacob Robinson (1889-1977), a lawyer, diplomat,and Holocaust researcher, who emigrated to the United States from Lithuania in 1940. Outlines his involvement in the construction of Holocaust memory, which he saw as an important tool in shaping the Jewish people after World War II