Holocaust and Representations of Jews : History and Identity in the Museum, The
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Historiography Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Museums - Europe Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Museums - Exhibitions Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --Historiography Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --Museums --Europe Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --Museums --Exhibitions Imperial War Museum (Great Britain) - Exhibitions Imperial War Museum (Great Britain) --Exhibitions Ju¨disches Museum Berlin (1999- ) --Exhibitions J'udisches Museum Berlin (1999- ) - Exhibitions sähkökirjat
Taylor and Francis
2011
EISBN 9780203808948
The Holocaust and Representations of Jews History and identity in the museum; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Museum studies and the exhibition of history; History and identity in the museum; 1 Framing victims; Locating the Imperial War Museum; The IWM Holocaust Exhibition; Whose (hi)story? Representations of 'Jewishness' in the Imperial War Museum Holocaust Exhibition; Conclusion; 2 The Holocaust through the camera's eye; Photographs and the Holocaust; Family photographs; Photographs of atrocities; Photographs of religious Jews; Conclusion
3 Historicizing JewsSituating the Jewish Museum Berlin; The Jewish Museum Berlin in context; The permanent exhibition in the Jewish Museum Berlin; Conclusion; 4 Jewish historiography?; Family photographs; Photographs of atrocities; Photographs of religious Jews; Visualizing history in the permanent exhibition in the Jewish Museum Berlin; Conclusion; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
The Holocaust and Representations of Jews examines how prominent national exhibitions in Europe represent the Jewish minority and its cultural and religious self-understandings, historically and today, in particular in the context of the Holocaust. Insights from the New Museology are brought to the field of Jewish Studies through an exploration of the visual representation of Jewish history and Jewish identifications in the display of photographs. Drawing on case studies which focus on the Holocaust Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum in London and the permanent exh.
3 Historicizing JewsSituating the Jewish Museum Berlin; The Jewish Museum Berlin in context; The permanent exhibition in the Jewish Museum Berlin; Conclusion; 4 Jewish historiography?; Family photographs; Photographs of atrocities; Photographs of religious Jews; Visualizing history in the permanent exhibition in the Jewish Museum Berlin; Conclusion; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
The Holocaust and Representations of Jews examines how prominent national exhibitions in Europe represent the Jewish minority and its cultural and religious self-understandings, historically and today, in particular in the context of the Holocaust. Insights from the New Museology are brought to the field of Jewish Studies through an exploration of the visual representation of Jewish history and Jewish identifications in the display of photographs. Drawing on case studies which focus on the Holocaust Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum in London and the permanent exh.
