KL Auschwitz in the social consciousness of Poles, AD 2000
TitleKL Auschwitz in the social consciousness of Poles, AD 2000
Call number940.5318/0150
Object number05031FS
Place of publicationHampshire
PublisherPalgrave
Year of publication
2001
Physical descriptionVol. 3 pp632-651
MaterialArticle
ISBN333804864
NotesPapers from "Remembering for the Future" conference held in Oxford on 14-17th July 2000 Vol. 3 pp632-651
Description
Survey embodies "snapshot" of public opinion in Poland on Auschwitz in the year 2000. It reveals varying perceptions of victims' numbers: were there more Poles than Jews? Do Poles acknowledge the Jewish symbolism of Auschwitz or do they nationalistically perceive it as a symbol of Polish martyrdom? The survey reveals Poles insufficiently educated in this context; they do not know enough about what happened to the Jews in World War II and Auschwitz's role in the Holocaust. Emphasises necessity of having a program stressing Auschwitz's role in the destruction of Polish Jewry.