Resurrecting the Jew : : Nationalism, Philosemitism, and Poland’s Jewish Revival / / Geneviève Zubrzycki.

An in-depth look at why non-Jewish Poles are trying to bring Jewish culture back to life in Poland todaySince the early 2000s, Poland has experienced a remarkable Jewish revival, largely driven by non-Jewish Poles with a passionate new interest in all things Jewish. Klezmer music, Jewish-style resta...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology ; 17
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; 47 b/w illus. 3 tables. 4 maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Guide to Pronunciation
  • 1. Contemporary Poland and “the Jews”: An Introduction
  • Part One. The Great Mnemonic Awakening
  • 2. Traces and the Sensorium: The Materiality of Jewish Absence
  • 3. “The Way We Were”: Nostalgia and Romantic Philosemitism
  • 4. Museum Encounters: Cultural Diplomacy and National Pedagogy in the Twenty-First Century
  • Part Two. Recovering Jewishness for a Better Polish Future
  • 5. “With One Color, We Cannot See”: Multicultural Dreams and Registers of Engagement
  • 6. Coming Out: “New Jews” and the Reconstruction of Jewish Identity
  • 7. Conclusion: Memory, Mythology, and Nationalism
  • Appendix A: Methods, Data, and Analytical Strategies
  • Appendix B: Jewish Life in Poland, 1945–2021
  • Appendix C: Jewish Festivals in Poland, 1988‒2019
  • Sources and References
  • Index