Language:
English
Year of publication:
2006
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Modern Jewish Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
5,1 (2006) 109-130
Keywords:
Jews
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Commemoration
Abstract:
Explains the extraordinary success of Toronto's annual Holocaust Education Week, now in its 23rd year. Argues that the increasingly dominant role of survivors and their descendants in this event has been a major factor in its success, as well as the involvement of women. Discusses, also, the nature of Christian-Jewish relations and the ways in which the Holocaust Education Week fits into a Canadian national narrative. Concludes that the success of HEW can best be understood if one sees its evolving practices as a popular religious movement that bridges gaps between some streams of Judaism, of different generations, and of diverse geographical and class origins.
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