Remembering the Holocaust in a Racial State (Paperback)

Paperback. The lens of apartheid-era Jewish commemorations of the Holocaust in South Africa reveals the fascinating transformation of a diasporic community. Through the prism of Holocaust memory, this book examines South African Jewry and its ambivalent position as a minority within the privileged white minority. Grounded in research in over a dozen archives, the book provides a rich empirical account of the centrality of Holocaust memorialization to the communitys ongoing struggle against global and local antisemitism. Most of the chapters focus on white perceptions of the Holocaust and reveals the tensions between the white communities in the country regarding the place of collective memories of suffering in the public arena. However, the book also moves beyond an insular focus on the South African Jewish community and in very different modality investigates prominent figures in the anti-apartheid struggle and the role of Holocaust memory in their fascinating journeys towards freedom. The book explores the cultural and discursive aspects of Holocaust memory in South Africa from the years of apartheid through to the transition to democracy. It provides a rich empirical account of the centrality of Holocaust memorialization to the This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…