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Jewish Poland Revisited : Heritage Tourism in Unquiet Places /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lehrer, Erica T. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : scene of arrival
  • Introduction : Poles and Jews : significant others
  • Making sense of place : history, mythology, authenticity
  • The mission : mass Jewish Holocaust pilgrimage
  • The quest : scratching the heart
  • Shabbos goyim : Polish stewards of Jewish spaces
  • Traveling tschotschkes and "post-Jewish" culture
  • Jewish like an adjective : expanding the collective self
  • Conclusion : toward a Polish-Jewish milieu de memoire.