Willingness to remember the Shoah. Reflections on certain aspects of the historical memory of the survivors, who provided the interview for archives USC SFI in Czech or Slovak language Cover Image

Ochota vzpomínat na šoa. Zamyšlení nad vybraným aspektem historické paměti přeživších, kteří poskytli pro archiv USC SFI rozhovor v českém nebo slovenském jazyce
Willingness to remember the Shoah. Reflections on certain aspects of the historical memory of the survivors, who provided the interview for archives USC SFI in Czech or Slovak language

Author(s): Milan Hes
Subject(s): Language studies, Education, Oral history, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni
Keywords: audio-visual archive; holocaust survivors´ memories; motivation for remembering the experienced;

Summary/Abstract: The essay is to prove certain facts which turned into the main reason for the witnesses to share their experiences and speak about them. The survivors´ testimonies were recorded and saved in the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education. The text is a reflection of what was said to the researchers by several witnesses in the Czech and Slovak language in 1990s in the 20th century.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 6-29
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Czech