Language:
English
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
The Palgrave Handbook of Britain and the Holocaust
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2020) 429-448
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Commemoration
;
Memorial rites and ceremonies
;
Collective memory
Abstract:
2021 marks the twentieth anniversary of Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) in Britain. In the two decades since the inaugural ceremony took place successive British governments have sought to position themselves at the very forefront of Holocaust remembrance and education on a national, international and supranational level. This chapter will trace the changing shape of HMD in Britain since its inception to the present day. It will be shown that it is possible to see a shift in the political narratives surrounding Holocaust remembrance from the notion of universalised lessons in its early years to a more targeted, if indistinct, promotion of so-called ‘British Values’ in response to an increasingly fractured domestic and political landscape.
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-55932-8_21
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