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Author Berman, Judith E.

Title Holocaust remembrance in Australian Jewish communities, 1945-2000 / Judith E. Berman
Published Crawley, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press, 2001

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Description xi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents Introduction: The Holocaust in Australian Jewish consciousness -- Pt. I. Yom haShoah commemorations -- Ch. 1. Constructing an environment of memory -- Ch. 2. The evolving format of commemorations -- Ch. 3. The evolving boundaries of memory -- Ch. 4. The messages of memory -- Pt. II. Holocaust education in Jewish day schools -- Ch. 5. From commemoration to formal education -- Ch. 6. To know, remember and perpetuate memory of the Holocaust -- Pt. III. Jewish Holocaust museums -- Ch. 7. An 'open grave' and a 'beautiful monument' -- Ch. 8. 'The Holocaust must not be manipulated' -- Conclusion: The future of remembrance -- App. A. Lessons and messages of the Holocaust in Yom haShoah speeches, 1944-95 -- App. B. Teachers' questionnaire -- App. C. Holocaust studies: Relative emphasis of topics taught -- App. D. Holocaust studies: Relative emphasis of topics taught, according to teachers
Summary Providing an Australian profile to modern scholarship about Holocaust remembrance, this title examines three public commemorative forms - Yom haShoah (Holocaust Day), Holocuast education and Holocaust museums - in the largest Jewish communities in Australia. What does the Holocaust mean to these communities?
Analysis Jews
Genocide
Holocaust
Commemorations
World War 2
Memorials
Museums and galleries
Secondary education
History, 1946-1999
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index
Subject Holocaust Remembrance Day -- Australia.
Holocaust memorials -- Australia.
Jews -- Australia -- History -- 1945-
Jews -- Australia -- Social life and customs.
Jews -- Education -- Australia.
Jewish museums -- Australia.
LC no. 2001431647
ISBN 187626859X :