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Memory in an Amnesic World: Holocaust, Exile, and the Return of the Suppressed
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Anthropological Quarterly
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January 1, 2005
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Abstract
In recent years, much first hand material has been collected by various institutions documenting the experience of Holocaust survivors. A constant stream of new primary documents and secondary analyses is being published. These accounts show some common themes, yet no two experiences are alike. In spite of this major effort at keeping memory alive, there is an equal push toward forgetting and/or suppressing knowledge of the Holocaust. For a number of years, the subject of the Holocaust was virtually taboo. As anthropologists, we can learn from other peoples (Haitians, Andean Indians) about how they have turned memory into mythic history. [Holocaust, collective memory, oblivion, ...
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