Holocaust As Contested History

Holocaust As Contested History

Drew University Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study The Holocaust as Contested History Tue., October 30, 2018, 7 p.m. Drew University, Learning Center Free & Open (under the library), Room 28 to the Public Utasha Guards at Jasenovac Death Camp search Jewish prisoners before executing them. As many countries in Europe “swing right,” the way in which the Holocaust is recalled has become contentious. For example, there is currently a movement in Croatia to rehabilitate the Ustasha, the Croatian fascist movement during the Holocaust, which was responsible for the mass-murder of Serbs, Jews, and Roma. In Poland, an ultimately failed attempt to criminalize holding the Polish nation responsible for the atrocities committed on Polish soil during World War II has created an international controversy. And throughout eastern and central Europe, the crimes committed by Nazi Germany are being equated with those committed under Communist rule. These are just some examples of how the Holocaust has become embroiled in 21st century quests to develop national identities. Mr. Menachem Rosensaft is the General Counsel of the World Jewish Congress, and teaches about the law of genocide at the law schools of Columbia and Cornell Universities. He was appointed to the United Sates Holocaust Memorial Council by Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and is the editor of God, Faith & Identity from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors, published by Jewish Lights Publishing. Supported by: New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education In memory of Holocaust survivors Lea and Barry Berger, and Holocaust victims in the extended Berger, Glicensztejn, Perl and Opass families.

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