Beth Shalom: rethinking history and memory
TitleBeth Shalom: rethinking history and memory
Author
Call numberS940.5318/005
Object number05556AZ
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherFrank Cass
Year of publication
1996
Dimensionspp21-41
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'The Journal of Holocaust Education' Vol.8 No.1 1999 pp21-41
Description
Explores the meanings generated by and through the establishment of Britain's first permanent memorial centre to the Holocaust: Beth Shalom in Nottinghamshire. Examines the way in which the mnemonic site's relationship with its surrounding location is crucially important in the making of meaning, both for the Centre itself and for the surrounding landscape