2016
DOI: 10.11649/slh.2016.003
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The Embassy of Poland in Poland: The Polin Myth in the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (MHPJ) as narrative pattern and model of minority-majority relations [Ambasada Polski w Polsce. Mit Polin w Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich jako wzór narracji i model relacji mniejszość-większość]

Abstract: The Embassy of Poland in Poland: The Polin Myth in the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (MHPJ) as narrative pattern and model of minority-majority relationsThe text offers an analysis of the MHJP’s core exhibition, the architecture of the Museum’s building as well as the transformations of its surroundings, seen as operations in as well as on a space that is a sign and a designate of the Holocaust. This observed de-Holocaustization of the Holocaust story takes place in the context of progressing Holocausti… Show more

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“…Although specific Greek public bodies and organizations could still impose conditions in terms of content, the public statements of national representatives suggest that it may eventually lead to promoting the dominant Greek narrative, at least on the discursive level. This works both ways: first, by externalizing guilt and sneaking in the notion of either the national “double genocide,” thereby supporting the myth of shared suffering as is the case in Baltic and other countries (Radonić 2018, 510–529); second, by promoting the harmonious coexistence of ethnic communities and the exceptional compassion and bravery of Greeks, which would correspond to recent developments in Poland, such as the turn toward rescuers of Jews (Wóycicka 2019) and the de-Holocaustization of the Holocaust (Janicka 2016).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although specific Greek public bodies and organizations could still impose conditions in terms of content, the public statements of national representatives suggest that it may eventually lead to promoting the dominant Greek narrative, at least on the discursive level. This works both ways: first, by externalizing guilt and sneaking in the notion of either the national “double genocide,” thereby supporting the myth of shared suffering as is the case in Baltic and other countries (Radonić 2018, 510–529); second, by promoting the harmonious coexistence of ethnic communities and the exceptional compassion and bravery of Greeks, which would correspond to recent developments in Poland, such as the turn toward rescuers of Jews (Wóycicka 2019) and the de-Holocaustization of the Holocaust (Janicka 2016).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…14 As such, they offer a glimpse of how Polish Jews and non-Jews were together creating, mediating, and determining Polish Holocaust memory in the immediate aftermath. They bear witness not only to the victims' experiences, but also to whether or to what extent the acts of witnessing took place across an insurmountable divide of identity and experiencewhat Elżbieta Janicka calls 'a common history that divides' 15 or on a more level ground where such differences were respected and appreciated. 16 By analyzing the relation between the content of the testimonies and the distinct context in which the testimonies were constructed, this paper builds on and contributes to research about early documentation efforts and their role in shaping Holocaust memory.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%