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In the Shadows of the Holocaust and Communism : Czech and Slovak Jews Since 1945 by Alena Heitlinger (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100765803313
ISBN-139780765803313
eBay Product ID (ePID)51068110
Product Key Features
Number of Pages252 Pages
Publication NameIn the Shadows of the Holocaust and Communism : Czech and Slovak Jews since 1945
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
SubjectHolocaust, Europe / Eastern, Judaism / General, General, Jewish, Jewish Studies
TypeTextbook
AuthorAlena Heitlinger
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2006-044472
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.892/4043709045
SynopsisExamines identity formation among a generation of Czech and Slovak Jews who grew up under communism, coming of age during the de-Stalinization period of 1962-68. This book shows how history, generational, and individual biography intertwine in the formation of ethnic identity and its ambiguities., When traumatic historical events and transformations coincide with one's entry into young adulthood, the personal and historical significance of life-course transitions interact and intensify. In this volume, Alena Heitlinger examines identity formation among a generation of Czech and Slovak Jews who grew up under communism, coming of age during the de-Stalinization period of 1962-1968. Heitlinger's main focus is on the differences and similarities within and between generations, and on the changing historical and political circumstances of state socialism/communism that have shaped an individual's consciousness and identity--as a Jew, assimilated Czech, Slovak, Czechoslovak and, where relevant, as an emigre or an immigrant. The book addresses a larger set of questions about the formation of Jewish identity in the midst of political upheavals, secularization, assimilation, and modernity: Who is a Jew? How is Jewish identity defined? How does Jewish identity change based on different historical contexts? How is Jewish identity transmitted from one generation to the next? What do the Czech and Slovak cases tell us about similar experiences in other former communist countries, or in established liberal democracies? Heitlinger explores the official and unofficial transmission of Holocaust remembering (and non-remembering), the role of Jewish youth groups, attitudes toward Israel and Zionism, and the impact of the collapse of communism. This volume is rich in both statistical and archival data and in its analysis of historical, institutional, and social factors. Heitlinger's wide-ranging approach shows how history, generational, and individual biography intertwine in the formation of ethnic identity and its ambiguities.
LC Classification NumberDS135.C95H45 2006
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