This book analyses four case studies of Holocaust memory activism
in Poland, contextualized within recent debates about Polish-Jewish
relations and approached through a theoretical framework informed
by critical theory. Three cases are advocacy groups, each located
in a different region of Poland-Lublin, Krakow, and Sejny-and each
group is presented with attention to the local context and specific
dynamics of its vision and strategy. The fourth case study is the
state, which has emerged as a powerful memory actor. Using research
based on extensive fieldwork, including interviews and direct
observation, the author argues that memory activism must grapple
with emotional attachments to identity if it is to move beyond a
reconciliation paradigm. Drawing on works from semiotics and
critical trauma studies, the volume analyzes the assumptions each
memory actor makes about three dimensions of Holocaust memory: 1)
the relationship of the individual to Polish national identity; 2)
the possibility of a reconciled Polish-Jewish history; and 3) the
assignment of traumatic suffering to a particular group or event.
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