many faces of memories: how do Jews and the Holocaust matter in post-communist Poland
TitoloThe many faces of memories: how do Jews and the Holocaust matter in post-communist Poland
Autore
Call number940.5318/0049
Numero oggetto08780G
Luogo di pubblicazioneEvanston, Illinois, United States
Anno di pubblicazione
2014
Paginazionepp144-179
MaterialeArticle
ISBN9780810130906
NotesArticle from the book 'Lessons and legacies Volume XI :expanding perspectives on the Holocaust in a changing world.' pp144-179
Descrizione
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.