Unsettled heritage: living next to Poland's material Jewish traces after the Holocaust
Indeed, it became one of the most urgent municipal concerns of the communist era, and the main vehicle through which Polish society was confronted with the memory of the Jews and their annihilation.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Ithaca
Cornell University Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Ṿeitsman, Yeḥiʾel, 1982-, Unsettled heritage : living next to Poland's material Jewish traces after the Holocaust] (2024) (Zubrzycki, Geneviève)
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| Further subjects: | B
Synagogues
Social aspects (Poland)
B Synagogues (Poland) History 20th century B Jewish cemeteries Social aspects (Poland) B Judaism and culture-Poland B Judaism and culture (Poland) B Electronic books B Jewish cemeteries-Social aspects-Poland B Synagogues-Social aspects-Poland B Jewish cemeteries (Poland) History 20th century |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781501761768 |
| Summary: | Indeed, it became one of the most urgent municipal concerns of the communist era, and the main vehicle through which Polish society was confronted with the memory of the Jews and their annihilation. UNSETTLED HERITAGE -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. "Everything Was a Void": New Order and Social Chaos -- 2. "There Are No Jews Here": The Language of De-Judaization -- 3. To Whom Does It Belong? Ownership and Doubts -- 4. Resentment and Compassion -- 5. The Antechamber of Mystery -- 6. Liberalization, Nationalism, and Erasure -- 7. Profanation and Dirt -- 8. Residual Presence -- 9. Anxiety and Rediscovery -- 10. The Dialectics of Preservation -- Conclusions: Enduring Ambivalence -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (306 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1501761757 |