“Jewish American Relief Organizations in the Aftermath of WWII: Media, Commemoration, Memory, and Acknowledgment of the Holocaust”,
2023
This article analyzes the representation of the Holocaust and Holocaust
survivors in Jewish organizations’ films and newsletters in the United States
between 1945 and 1948. It discusses the narratives promoted by these organizations, the ways their media campaigns commemorated the Holocaust,
and the identities they crafted for Holocaust survivors. It is argued that
despite the political differences between these organizations, they created
similar narratives that represented the Holocaust, dealt with horrific stories,
and stressed that the survivors’ sufferings had not ended with the Liberation: the vast numbers of refugees and the British refusal to allow immigration to Palestine meant that more money was needed to help them
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Keywords:
Jewish-American Journalism, Jewish-American movies, Holocaust, Holocaust Survivors
Reference:
Liat Steir-Livny, “Jewish American Relief Organizations in the Aftermath of WWII: Media, Commemoration, Memory, and Acknowledgment of the Holocaust”, Journal of Jewish Identities 16 (1 & 2), 2023: 293-306.
“Jewish American Relief Organizations in the Aftermath of WWII: Media, Commemoration, Memory, and Acknowledgment of the Holocaust”,
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Reference:
Liat Steir-Livny, “Jewish American Relief Organizations in the Aftermath of WWII: Media, Commemoration, Memory, and Acknowledgment of the Holocaust”, Journal of Jewish Identities 16 (1 & 2), 2023: 293-306.