Jewish Poland Revisited: Heritage Tourism in Unquiet Places (New Anthropologies of Europe) - Softcover

Lehrer, Erica T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253008867 ISBN 13: 9780253008862

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2013

Synopsis

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. Lehrer explores the intersection of Polish and Jewish memory projects in the historically Jewish neighborhood of Kazimierz in Krakow. Her own journey becomes part of the story as she demonstrates that Jews and Poles use spaces, institutions, interpersonal exchanges, and cultural representations to make sense of their historical inheritances.

Finalist, 2013 National Jewish Book Awards, Modern Jewish Thought & Experience category

Honorable Mention, 2013 Jordan Schnitzer Book AwardsBarbara

About this title

Book Description

Honorable Mention, 2013 Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards Finalist, 2013 National Jewish Book Awards

About the Author

Erica T. Lehrer is Associate Professor of History and Anthropology and Canada Research Chair in Museum and Heritage Studies at Concordia University, where she founded and directs CaPSL, the Curating and Public Scholarship Lab (capsl.cerev.ca).

Edition details

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0253008867
• ISBN 13: 9780253008862
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 264