Remembering to Remember: What Memorial Monuments Teach Us About the Holocaust (and Ourselves)
Since the end of World War II Holocaust memorial monuments have been made in scores of shapes, sizes, forms, and with text in many languages. Initially designed for Jewish audiences, and then in more recent decades for a wider public, they are often intended to teach broader lessons or meet political objectives. Given the breadth of these memorials, what roles do and/or should they play in art, history, commemoration, and education? Using the expansive data from the International Holocaust Memorial Monument Database, to which he has been a lead contributor, Dr. Samuel Gruber, President of the International Survey of Jewish Monuments, reveals how these memorials both reflect and shape Jewish and other collective memories over the past 80 years.
This event is being held in commemoration of Yom HaShoah. It is organized by the Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center (KHC) and is underwritten by the Yehoshua and Edna Aizenberg Holocaust Memorial Fund. It is co-sponsored by Cohen Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College and many other organizations across the country. Please note that speakers' views should not be taken as representative of the Cohen Institute or Keene State College as a whole.
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