Holocaust memory and cultural trauma: Israeli adolescents' poetry and heritage journeys to Poland. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gross, Zehavit
• Is Part Of: Discourse. Volume 41:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 57
• Page End: 69
• Publication Date: 2020-01-02
• Subjects: Cultural trauma -- adolescents -- poetry -- Holocaust -- particularistic -- universalistic -- ideological questions; Education -- Periodicals; Education -- Australia -- Periodicals; 370.5
• DOI: 10.1080/01596306.2018.1458022
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0159-6306

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The objective of this research was to analyse poetry written by Israeli high-school students during or after visiting Poland within the framework of Holocaust education. I describe first the stages of shaping the discourse of Holocaust memory in Israel, and of Holocaust education; the Holocaust's place in the world of young Israelis; and the journeys to Poland as reflected in research. Following that, I present the results of the research and an analysis of the findings. The paper will discuss how Israeli adolescents cope with a cultural trauma.