Language:
English
Year of publication:
2022
Titel der Quelle:
East European Jewish Affairs
Angaben zur Quelle:
52,2-3 (2022) 321-339
Keywords:
Mark, Bernard,
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Żydowski Instytut Historyczny--Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy History
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Towarzystwo Społeczno-Kulturalne Żydów w Polsce History
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Jews History 1945-
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Communist ethics History
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Historiography
Abstract:
This article focuses on the social history of the Jewish Historical Institute (ŻIH) during the era of Communist rule. Among the issues explored are the relationship between the Polish Jewish community and the institute; the ties between ŻIH and the Social and Cultural Association of Jews in Poland (TSKŻ); the historical and political factors that shaped its structure; the transformation of the social profile of its management; and the important, albeit non-statutory, watchdog function it performed throughout the period of 1947–1989. At a number of crucial moments such as the March 1968 antisemitic campaign, ŻIH sought to defend the Polish Jewish community. Throughout the entire period under discussion, it consistently engaged with the authorities in trying to protect the material heritage of Polish Jews, in particular, their cemeteries.
DOI:
10.1080/13501674.2023.2253168
URL:
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