Physical Description
xiv, 336 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Contents
Locating Holocaust memory in American culture
The decision to remember
Summary reflections : the volatility of Holocaust memory
The site of Holocaust memory
Building Holocaust memory
Embryonic thoughts : the Commission's museum
Beginnings : 1980-87
The end of the Wiesel era and beyond
Jeshajahu "Shaike" Weinberg and the changing nature of the Permanent Exhibition
Interior space : the mood of memory
Personalizing the story : faces and artifacts
Enduring issues : shaping the boundaries of memory
The center and the periphery of Holocaust memory
Endings : the lure of redemption
Mobilizing Holocaust memory.
ISBN
0140245499
9780140245493 (pbk.)
Notes
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Viking, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-321) and index.
Locating Holocaust memory in American culture -- The decision to remember -- Summary reflections : the volatility of Holocaust memory -- The site of Holocaust memory -- Building Holocaust memory -- Embryonic thoughts : the Commission's museum -- Beginnings : 1980-87 -- The end of the Wiesel era and beyond -- Jeshajahu "Shaike" Weinberg and the changing nature of the Permanent Exhibition -- Interior space : the mood of memory -- Personalizing the story : faces and artifacts -- Enduring issues : shaping the boundaries of memory -- The center and the periphery of Holocaust memory -- Endings : the lure of redemption -- Mobilizing Holocaust memory.
