Holocaust memory and the Cold War : remembering across the Iron Curtain

Even before World War II had ended, survivors, historians, writers, and artists tried to make sense of the Holocaust. To do so, they relied on belief systems and narratives that, as the bloc confrontation intensified, were increasingly shaped by Cold War thinking. Foregrounding the Cold War’s role i...

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Weitere Verfasser: Koch, Anna (HerausgeberIn), Stach, Stephan 1982- (HerausgeberIn), De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2024]
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:Rethinking the Cold War volume 13
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Rethinking the Cold War
Schlagworte:HIS037100 HISTORY / Holocaust HISTORY / Social History Holocaust Kalte Kriege und Stellvertreterkonflikte Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 Social & cultural history Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte The Cold War The Holocaust mehr... HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other) Ost-West-Konflikt Judenvernichtung Kollektives Gedächtnis Geschichte
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 323 Seiten)
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Zusammenfassung:Even before World War II had ended, survivors, historians, writers, and artists tried to make sense of the Holocaust. To do so, they relied on belief systems and narratives that, as the bloc confrontation intensified, were increasingly shaped by Cold War thinking. Foregrounding the Cold War’s role in shaping Holocaust memory, this book highlights how the global conflict between East and West influenced research, legal proceedings, and collective as well as individual memories of the murder of European Jews. Contributions focusing on different parts of the world reveal commonalities, differences, and entanglements between Eastern and Western memories of the Holocaust. Examining Holocaust memory from various disciplinary perspectives, the authors highlight the many ways in which scholars, writers, artists, and survivors both countered and contributed to dominant narratives shaped by oppositional ideological stances. While such distinct ideological positions often mattered greatly, at other times a shared interest in bringing perpetrators to justice, commemorating victims, and providing testimony to the atrocities committed against Europe’s Jews led to cooperation and exchange across the Iron Curtain.
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ISBN:9783110672657
3110672650
9783110672770
3110672774
9783110672411
3110672413
DOI:10.1515/9783110672657
Zugangseinschränkungen:Open Access