genesis of the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum: a case study of the politics of memorializing the Holocaust
TitleThe genesis of the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum: a case study of the politics of memorializing the Holocaust
Author
Call number940.5318/0275
Object number04683c
Place of publicationLanham, Maryland, United States
PublisherUniversity Press of America
Year of publication
1993
Physical descriptionpp27-38
MaterialArticle
Series titleStudies in the Shoah; v.17
NotesArticle from the book "The uses and abuses of knowledge" pp27-38
Description
Analyzes how the new museum was born out of the electoral politics in 1977-78. When Carter intervened on the issue of the Holocaust, he did so for political reasons, to ingratiate himself with the disgruntled Jewish community.