'Proud to be British; and proud to be Jewish': the Holocaust and British values in the twenty-first century
Title'Proud to be British; and proud to be Jewish': the Holocaust and British values in the twenty-first century
Author
Call numberS940.5318/005
Object number05556MX
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherRoutledge
Year of publication
2019
Dimensionspp85-107
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust studies: a journal of culture and history',Vol 26, no.1, 2020 pp85-107
Description
This paper investigates the changing role of the Holocaust and Holocaust survivors in 21st century British politics and culture. Discusses the ways in which, through their role in educational initiatives and commemorative culture, survivors have acquired an increased visibility in British understandings of the Holocaust. However in the second decade of the 21st century, it is possible to discern an increasing acknowledgement of British Holocaust survivors 'difference'. British politicians have attempted to mobilize survivors in Britain's domestic battle against Islamic extremism