In the Shadows of the Holocaust and Communism - Czech and Slovak Jews Since 1945

Informationen zum Autor Alena Heitlinger Klappentext In this volume, Alena Heitlinger examines identity formation among a postwar generation of Cech and Slovak Jews who grew up under communism, coming of age during the de-Staliniation period of 1962-1968. Heitlingers main focus is on the differences and similarities within and between generations, and on the changing historical and political circumstances of Cechoslovak state socialism/communism that have shaped an individuals consciousness and identityas a Jew, an assimilated Cech, Slovak, or Cechoslovak and, where relevant, as an migr or an immigrant. The book also addresses a larger set of questions about the formation of Jewish identity in the midst of political upheavals, seculariation, assimilation, and modernity: Who is a Jew? The book concludes with an analysis of the post-communist generation and some speculations on the renewal and future of Cech and Slovak Jewry. Zusammenfassung 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 Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Czech and Slovak Jews of the Postwar Generation: An Overview; 2: The Socio-Political Context; 3: (Non)Rembering Jews and the Holocaust; 4: The Parental Generation of Holocaust; 5: The Postwar Generation: Coming to Terms with Jewishness; 6: Jewish Youth Groups of the 1960s; 7: Emigration and a Sense of Home; 8: The End of Czechoslovakia and the Reconstruction of Jewish Memory; 9: Institutional Renewal and Conflict after 1989; 10: Rethinking Jewishness and Jewish Identities; 11: Conclusion

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• Authors: Alena Heitlinger, Heitlinger Alena
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2006
• EAN: 9780765803313
• ISBN: 978-0-7658-0331-3
• No. of pages: 189
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Relating to Jewish people and groups, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Social groups: religious groups and communities, Former Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia, Alena Heitlinger