Die Shoah im Spiegel öffentlicher Konflikte in Polen

Since the mid-1980s, public discourse in Poland has repeatedly focussed on the issue of how to deal with the National Socialists` destruction of the Jews. This has raised accusations that the Polish people bore an element of moral or active guilt which, however, conflict with the country`s long-esta...

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Main Author: Kowitz-Harms, Stephanie
Format: Online
Language:German
Published: De Gruyter 2023
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Online Access:ONIX_20230130_9783110274448_44
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Summary:Since the mid-1980s, public discourse in Poland has repeatedly focussed on the issue of how to deal with the National Socialists` destruction of the Jews. This has raised accusations that the Polish people bore an element of moral or active guilt which, however, conflict with the country`s long-established perception of itself as a community of heroes and victims. The author examines the question of how Polish society is handling this contradiction.