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Focusing on identity formation, the book explores how Cech and Slovak Jews navigated their cultural and personal identities during the tumultuous period of communism and de-Staliniation from 1962-1968. Alena Heitlinger delves into generational differences and the impact of shifting political landscapes on self-perception as Jews, Cechs, Slovaks, or Cechoslovaks, while also addressing broader questions of Jewish identity amidst secularization and modernity. The analysis extends to the post-communist generation, contemplating the future of Cech and Slovak Jewry.
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In the Shadows of the Holocaust & Communism, Alena Heitlinger
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- 2006
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- Title
- In the Shadows of the Holocaust & Communism
- Subtitle
- Czech and Slovak Jews Since 1945
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Alena Heitlinger
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
- Publisher
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 252
- ISBN13
- 9780765803313
- Category
- History
- Description
- Focusing on identity formation, the book explores how Cech and Slovak Jews navigated their cultural and personal identities during the tumultuous period of communism and de-Staliniation from 1962-1968. Alena Heitlinger delves into generational differences and the impact of shifting political landscapes on self-perception as Jews, Cechs, Slovaks, or Cechoslovaks, while also addressing broader questions of Jewish identity amidst secularization and modernity. The analysis extends to the post-communist generation, contemplating the future of Cech and Slovak Jewry.