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Transmission of Collective Memory and Jewish Identity in Postwar Jewish Generations through War Souvenirs
Bronec, Jakub
2019In Heritage, 3 (2), p. 1785-1798
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Keywords :
Jewish family heirlooms; Jewush material culture; ritual items
Abstract :
[en] The contribution includes a sample of testimonies containing the life stories of Jews born in the aftermath of World War II in two countries (Czechoslovakia and Luxembourg). At that time, Czechoslovak Jews were living through the era of de-Stalinization and their narratives offer new insights into this segment of Jewish postwar history that differ from those of Jews living in liberal democratic European states. On the basis of personal documents, photos, letters and souvenirs, the conducted interviews highlight an interesting way of maintaining personal memories in Jewish families and how this varies from one generation to the next. In my contribution, I am planning to illustrate the importance of these small artifacts for the transmission of Jewish collective memory. The case study aims to answer the following research questions: What is the relationship between the Jewish postwar generation and their heirlooms? Who is in charge of maintaining Jewish family heirlooms within the family? Are there any intergenerational distinctions in keeping and maintaining the family history?
Research center :
- Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Doctoral Training Unit (DTU)
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
Bronec, Jakub ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Center for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Transmission of Collective Memory and Jewish Identity in Postwar Jewish Generations through War Souvenirs
Publication date :
02 July 2019
Journal title :
Heritage
ISSN :
0895-0792
Publisher :
Heritage Publishers
Volume :
3
Issue :
2
Pages :
1785-1798
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
FnR Project :
FNR10929115 - Digital History And Hermeneutics, 2015 (01/03/2017-31/08/2023) - Andreas Fickers
Name of the research project :
CUDLUX
Funders :
Supported by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) (10929115)
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