Guides as Mediators of Memory: On the Holocaust and Antisemitism -- 75 Years Later

Autor/inn/en	Dorot, Ruth; Davidovich, Nitza
Titel	Guides as Mediators of Memory: On the Holocaust and Antisemitism -- 75 Years Later
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 11 (2022) 2, S.52-66 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Jews; Judaism; Death; War; European History; Racial Bias; Conferences (Gatherings); Speeches; Presidents; COVID-19; Pandemics; Web Sites; Social Media; Anthropology; Social Networks; Educational Change; Military Personnel; Prevention; Informal Education; Teaching Methods; Political Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Judaismus; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Krieg; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; President; Präsident; Web-Design; Soziale Medien; Anthropologie; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Bildungsreform; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung
Abstract	This article deals with the relationship between the Holocaust and antisemitism, focusing on the events of 2020-2021. The point of departure is the fifth World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, held under the slogan: "Remembering the Holocaust, fighting antisemitism". The event took place at the invitation of Israel's president, Reuven Rivlin, in advance of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 23, 2020). Content analysis of the speeches given by presidents and prime ministers from around the world reinforce the insights of the Holocaust and the association with current-day antisemitism. In March 2020 the COVID-19 virus appeared, and a wave of antisemitism surfaced with it. Analysis of contents that appeared on websites and social networks reveals vitriolic antisemitism against Jews as generators of the virus, being the virus themselves. This study utilized the method of anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926-2006), who established the interpretive approach to anthropology for analyzing culture contents. This, with regard to content analysis in general and to the contents of social networks and their contribution to antisemitism, in particular. Operation "Guardian of the Walls" in Gaza in 2021 further fanned antisemitism. Content analysis of websites and social networks portrays the Jewish soldier as a Nazi soldier and all Jews as murderers -- with all the Holocaust symbols and Holocaust language. The study seeks to examine whether and to what degree the educational system in general and guides of youth trips to Poland as mediators of memory in particular, are prepared for the educational challenge of eradicating antisemitism in the post-Holocaust era. The research findings show that the challenge still awaits us. Education is an essential instrument in the battle against antisemitism but the educational system, both formal and informal, is not prepared. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01