THE SO-CALLED TABOO OF THE SHOAH UNDER THE KÁDÁR REGIME IN HUNGARY
THE SO-CALLED TABOO OF THE SHOAH UNDER THE KÁDÁR REGIME IN HUNGARY
Author(s): Anna Lujza SzászSubject(s): Jewish studies, History of Communism, History of the Holocaust
Published by: HESPERIAedu
Keywords: memory; Jew; Hungary; Kádár regime; communism; taboo; Jewish ghetto; Vergangenheitsbewältigung
Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the various receptions of the film called Ghetto publicly screened first in 1975 in Hungary. It aims to interpret to the ways in which themes brought up by the film, such as the Shoah or the Jewish ghetto, were recognized on the one hand by politics and professionals, and on the other, by Jewish communities. Further this paper attempts to touch upon the taboo of silence enveloping Jews and the issue of Jewishness under communism.
Journal: LIMESplus
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 57-68
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
