Pioneers and partisans: an oral history of Nazi genocide in Belorussia
In: Oxford oral history series
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In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Volume 82, Issue 3, p. 821-823
ISSN: 2325-7784
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Volume 81, Issue 2, p. 530-532
ISSN: 2325-7784
In: East European Jewish affairs, Volume 52, Issue 1, p. 80-104
ISSN: 1743-971X
In: Shofar: a quarterly interdisciplinary journal of Jewish studies ; official journal of the Midwest and Western Jewish Studies Associations, Volume 39, Issue 2, p. 290-292
ISSN: 1534-5165
In: Osteuropa, Volume 70, Issue 10/11, p. 385-398
ISSN: 0030-6428
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In: Osteuropa, Volume 70, Issue 10-11, p. 385
ISSN: 2509-3444
In: East European Jewish affairs, Volume 49, Issue 3, p. 264-265
ISSN: 1743-971X
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Volume 78, Issue 2, p. 526-529
ISSN: 2325-7784
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Volume 77, Issue 1, p. 174-197
ISSN: 2325-7784
The remote location of Beshankovichy's mass grave for Jewish victims of the Nazi genocide reflects the exclusion of local Jews during the German occupation of Soviet territories and limits their memory to a few knowledgeable survivors and witnesses. In contrast, local commemorative practices focus on memorials for Soviet soldiers, partisans, and their aides. The paper reveals an incongruence of the place of historical experience on the one hand, and the locale of popular commemoration on the other, highlighting the impact of the Holocaust in Belarus to destroy Jewish history and its memory. The spatial division reflects the trauma of loss as much as shame for local participation in the mass murder. Drawing on oral histories, archival materials, and field visits, the study builds on a growing field of scholarship on the role of space and place in the construction of memories and identities in the aftermath of atrocity and trauma to discuss the geographical dimensions of memory and amnesia.
In: Shofar: a quarterly interdisciplinary journal of Jewish studies ; official journal of the Midwest and Western Jewish Studies Associations, Volume 36, Issue 3, p. 164-194
ISSN: 1534-5165
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Volume 75, Issue 1, p. 204-206
ISSN: 2325-7784
In: Oxford oral history series
Oral histories with Jews in the former Soviet Union reveal that age and gender are crucial factors for experiencing, surviving, and remembering the Nazi genocide in Soviet territories. These memories of atrocities and survival during the German occupation reflect complex negotiations of Jewish and Soviet identities and highlight how shared experiences of trauma facilitate community building within and beyond national groups.
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Volume 74, Issue 1, p. 194-195
ISSN: 2325-7784