Jewish Poland Revisited
Heritage Tourism in Unquiet Places
Nonfiction, History, Jewish, Holocaust, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Erica T. Lehrer | ISBN: | 9780253008930 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press | Publication: | July 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Erica T. Lehrer |
| ISBN: | 9780253008930 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Publication: | July 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press |
| Language: | English |
Since the end of Communism, Jews from around the world have visited Poland to tour Holocaust-related sites. A few venture further, seeking to learn about their own Polish roots and connect with contemporary Poles. For their part, a growing number of Poles are fascinated by all things Jewish. Erica T. Lehrer explores the intersection of Polish and Jewish memory projects in the historically Jewish neighborhood of Kazimierz in Krakow. Her own journey becomes part of the story as she demonstrates that Jews and Poles use spaces, institutions, interpersonal exchanges, and cultural representations to make sense of their historical inheritances.
Since the end of Communism, Jews from around the world have visited Poland to tour Holocaust-related sites. A few venture further, seeking to learn about their own Polish roots and connect with contemporary Poles. For their part, a growing number of Poles are fascinated by all things Jewish. Erica T. Lehrer explores the intersection of Polish and Jewish memory projects in the historically Jewish neighborhood of Kazimierz in Krakow. Her own journey becomes part of the story as she demonstrates that Jews and Poles use spaces, institutions, interpersonal exchanges, and cultural representations to make sense of their historical inheritances.
