Conscious history

• Verfasst von: Aleksiun, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Conscious history
• Titelzusatz: Polish Jewish historians before the Holocaust
• Verf.angabe: Natalia Aleksiun
• Verlagsort: London
• Verlagsort: Liverpool
• Verlag: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
• Verlag: Liverpool University Press
• Jahr: 2021
• Jahr: 2021
• Umfang: xii, 329 Seiten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: The Littman library of Jewish civilization
• Fussnoten: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 273-312
• Hochschulschrift: Dissertation, New York University
• ISBN: 1-906764-89-1
• ISBN: 978-1-906764-89-0
• Schlagwörter: (g)Polen / (s)Juden / (s)Geschichtsschreibung / (z)Geschichte 1919-1939
• Dokumenttyp: Hochschulschrift
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Aleksiun, Natalia, 1971 - : Conscious history. - London : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2021. - 1 Online-Ressource (342 Seiten)
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Rezensiert in: Bacon, Gershon C.: [Rezension von: Aleksiun, Natalia, 1971-, Conscious history : Polish Jewish historians before the Holocaust]
• RVK-Notation: NY 4770
• K10plus-PPN: 1671929306

Abstract

Thoroughly researched, this study highlights the historical scholarship that is one of the lasting legacies of interwar Polish Jewry and analyses its political and social context. As Jewish citizens struggled to assert their place in a newly independent Poland, a dedicated group of Jewish scholars fascinated by history devoted themselves to creating a sense of Polish Jewish belonging while also fighting for their rights as an ethnic minority. The political climate made it hard for these men and women to pursue an academic career; instead they had to continue their efforts to create and disseminate Polish Jewish history by teaching outside the university and publishing in scholarly and popular journals. By introducing the Jewish public to a pantheon of historical heroes to celebrate and anniversaries to commemorate, they sought to forge a community aware of its past, its cultural heritage, and its achievements---though no less important were their efforts to counter the increased hostility towards Jews in the public discourse of the day. In highlighting the role of public intellectuals and the social role of scholars and historical scholarship, this study adds a new dimension to the understanding of the Polish Jewish world in the interwar period.