AN INCLUSIVE MODEL OF MEMORY WORK IN POLAND: BRIDGE TO POLAND AS A CASE STUDY
AN INCLUSIVE MODEL OF MEMORY WORK IN POLAND: BRIDGE TO POLAND AS A CASE STUDY
Author(s): Leora Tec, Jolanta Ambrosewicz-JacobsSubject(s): Studies in violence and power, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of the Holocaust, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: memory work; Holocaust; Polish-Jewish relations; postmemory;
Summary/Abstract: The memory of World War II in Poland is sometimes plagued by an us/them mentality or a competition of suffering. This paper will attempt to answer several questions: how are non-Jews contributing to Holocaust memorialization in Poland today? How can recognizing this contribution serve to heal rifts and change deep-seated stereotypes? We will present a case study, based on participant observation, of Bridge To Poland, which emphasizes memory work conducted by non-Jewish Poles. Bridge To Poland’s latest project in conjunction with the Grodzka Gate-NN Theatre Centre, The Neshoma Project: Conversations with Poles Rescuing Jewish Memory, highlights those whom Tec calls “Rescuers of Memory”. Exposing people to their work, Tec believes, results in breaking down negative stereotypes about non-Jewish Poles and building bridges between people.
Journal: Politeja - Pismo Wydziału Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
- Issue Year: 18/2021
- Issue No: 70
- Page Range: 227-238
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English