Ebook: Holocaust memory reframed : museums and the challenges of representation
Author: Hansen-Glucklich Jennifer
- Tags: Museum architecture. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945) -- Museums. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945) and architecture. Memorialization. Symbolism in architecture. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945) -- Study and teaching. Museum techniques. Jüdisches Museum Berlin (1999- ) Yad ṿa-shem rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah. -- Muzeʼon.
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Rutgers University Press
- Language: English
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In Holocaust Memory Reframed, Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich examines Holocaust representations in three museums: Israel's Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Germany's Jewish Museum in Berlin, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. As she interprets the exhibits, Hansen-Glucklich clarifies how museums communicate Holocaust narratives within the historical and cultural contexts specific to Germany, Read more...
Abstract: In Holocaust Memory Reframed, Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich examines Holocaust representations in three museums: Israel's Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Germany's Jewish Museum in Berlin, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. As she interprets the exhibits, Hansen-Glucklich clarifies how museums communicate Holocaust narratives within the historical and cultural contexts specific to Germany, Israel, and the United States