Unsettled heritage: living next to Poland's material Jewish traces after the Holocaust

"Everything was a void." New order and social chaos -- "There are no Jews here." The language of de-Judaization -- To whom does it belong? Ownership and doubts -- Resentment and compassion -- The antechamber of mystery -- Liberalization, nationalism, and erasure -- Profanation an...

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Main Author: Weizman, Yechiel 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Ithaca [New York] Cornell University Press 2022
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)
Further subjects:B Synagogues Social aspects (Poland)
B Jewish cemeteries
B Synagogues (Poland) History 20th century
B Jewish cemeteries Social aspects (Poland)
B Judaism and culture (Poland)
B Synagogues
B Poland
B Holocaust / HISTORY
B Judaism and culture
B History
B Jewish cemeteries (Poland) History 20th century
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Summary:"Everything was a void." New order and social chaos -- "There are no Jews here." The language of de-Judaization -- To whom does it belong? Ownership and doubts -- Resentment and compassion -- The antechamber of mystery -- Liberalization, nationalism, and erasure -- Profanation and dirt -- Residual presence -- Anxiety and rediscovery -- The dialectics of preservation -- Conclusions. Enduring ambivalence.
"The book examines the fate and symbolic status of Jewish cemeteries and synagogues in post-WWII Poland, focusing on the ways in which these sites were perceived, discussed, and experienced by municipal officials and local inhabitants in small towns that had a substantial Jewish presence until the Holocaust" --
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1501761757