The Holocaust and Coming to Terms with the Past in Post-Communist Poland
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How is recent “memory work” reflected in the attitudes of young Poles? The study yielded many interesting and important results that will shape our teaching about the Holocaust. However, for the purpose of this presentation only the most striking differences in attitudes with regard to the memory of the Holocaust are presented. At a September 25, 2011 occasion marking the museum’s appreciation of its survivor volunteers and other volunteers, Director of the USHMM Sara Bloomfield remarked that leaders and young people constitute the main target group of the Museum’s activities. Young people are also at the core of the activities of the Center for Holocaust Studies at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, where I work. We hope to reach numerous high school students by working with teachers. Gitta Sereny said in a September 26, 2000 conversation with Charlie Rose that “young people do not feel guilty but feel affected by what happened in the center of European culture and want to know why it happened.” Asking questions is the first step to overcoming silence, breaking taboos, and creating a space for memory.
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Holocaust Education Holocaust Holocaust Commemoration Main Topic: Holocaust and Memorial Memory Schools: Non-Jewish
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Ina Levine Annual Lecture. 25 April 2012
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The Holocaust and Coming to Terms with the Past in Post-Communist Poland. . 2012: https://archive.jpr.org.uk/object-1217
