When traumatic historical events and transformations coincide with
one's entry into young adulthood, the personal and historical
significance of life-course transitions interact and intensify. In
this volume, Alena Heitlinger examines identity formation among a
generation of Czech and Slovak Jews who grew up under communism,
coming of age during the de-Stalinization period of 1962-1968.
Heitlinger's main focus is on the differences and similarities
within and between generations, and on the changing historical and
political circumstances of state socialism/communism that have
shaped an individual's consciousness and identity--as a Jew,
assimilated Czech, Slovak, Czechoslovak and, where relevant, as an
emigre or an immigrant. The book addresses a larger set of
questions about the formation of Jewish identity in the midst of
political upheavals, secularization, assimilation, and modernity:
Who is a Jew? How is Jewish identity defined? How does Jewish
identity change based on different historical contexts? How is
Jewish identity transmitted from one generation to the next? What
do the Czech and Slovak cases tell us about similar experiences in
other former communist countries, or in established liberal
democracies? Heitlinger explores the official and unofficial
transmission of Holocaust remembering (and non-remembering), the
role of Jewish youth groups, attitudes toward Israel and Zionism,
and the impact of the collapse of communism. This volume is rich in
both statistical and archival data and in its analysis of
historical, institutional, and social factors. Heitlinger's
wide-ranging approach shows how history, generational, and
individual biography intertwine in the formation of ethnic identity
and its ambiguities.
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