Holocaust Remembrance in the Council of Europe: Deplorable Victims and Evil Ideologies without Perpetrators
Author(s)
Publication Name
Publication Date
Abstract
The current European politics of Holocaust remembrance, with its interplay of multiple perspectives of Holocaust history, is marked by the hijacking of the Jewish perspective by including numerous other real and self-claiming victim groups under the Holocaust definition, very general and superficial feelings of shame, and the ascription of a role-model character to the righteous among nations for present-day good citizenship behavior. On the flipside, evil ideologies and subsequent crimes are being denounced without clearly pointing to the individuals and societies who are guilty thereof. The Strasbourg-based intergovernmental Council of Europe, whose establishment dates back to the immediate postwar era, produces pedagogical programs on Holocaust remembrance. Strikingly, the council's fight against anti-Semitism is institutionally separated from the Holocaust remembrance and education portfolio.
Topics
Genre
Geographic Coverage
Copyright Info
Download for personal use, freely distribute link
Original Language
Volume/Issue
23(12)
BJPA Record
Bibliographic Information
Holocaust Remembrance in the Council of Europe: Deplorable Victims and Evil Ideologies without Perpetrators. 2010: https://archive.jpr.org.uk/object-1595
