many faces of memories: how do Jews and the Holocaust matter in post-communist Poland
TitreThe many faces of memories: how do Jews and the Holocaust matter in post-communist Poland
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0049
N° d'objet08780G
Lieu de publicationEvanston, Illinois, United States
Année de publication
2014
Paginationpp144-179
MatérielArticle
ISBN9780810130906
NotesArticle from the book 'Lessons and legacies Volume XI :expanding perspectives on the Holocaust in a changing world.' pp144-179
Description
Examines the multiplicity of depictions of Jews and the Holocaust in Poland. Argues that the problem is that different agendas have underpinned the memory of Polish Jewry. There are some who simply seek to profit from the violent past, some who mourn the loss of the Jews in Poland and most ominously those who would prefer to forget the past. The divided memory serves to stir up old hatreds and prejudices, raising troubling questions about the place of the past in present-day Poland.