Anything but silent: Jewish responses to the Holocaust in the aftermath of World War II

Between 1945 and 1950 Jewish voices worldwide raised awareness of the genocide of European Jews. In the 1950s many of the distinct Jewish voices fell silent compared with what they had been in the wake of the war. Beginning with the 1960s a generational shift and the historical moment of the Eichmann trial opened new questions about victimhood and historical responsibilities. From the 1970s a distinct memorial culture evolved centering on the destruction of European Jews