Victim of history: perceptions of the Holocaust in Estonia
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Victim of history: perceptions of the Holocaust in Estonia
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.5318072047/0001
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]08653g
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Nebraska
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]University of Nebraska Press
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2013
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp195-222
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9780803225442
NotesArticle from the book 'Bringing the dark past to life' pp195-222
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This chapter examines the perceptions of the Holocaust in contemporary Estonia. Most Estonians think of the Holocaust as a superimposed discourse that has no direct connection to their country. By 1934 Jews constitiuted 0.4% of the total population. The Soviet investigation of war crimes committed in Estonia paid little attention to the plight of the Jews