Remembering the Holocaust

Esther Jilovsky is Honorary Fellow in German Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is the editor of In the Shadows of Memory: The Holocaust and the Third Generation (2016).

• PrefaceIntroduction: Generations, Witnessing and PlaceChapter 1: Survivor Memoirs of Return: Encountering the Past in the PresentChapter 2: The Second Generation: Searching for the Past at Sites of MemoryChapter 3: The Third Generation: The Role of Place in Imagining the PastChapter 4: The Paradox of Place and Bearing Witness: Manipulated Topographies, Pilgrimage and Holocaust TourismConclusion: If Place is not a Witness, what is?NotesBibliographyIndex

Esther Jilovsky’s monograph focuses on literary texts by survivors of the Holocaust, and by children and grandchildren of survivors. She intertwines literary analysis with the study of generations, memory and place, the discourses on place providing the anchor for the discussions about memory and its relationship to generations of the Holocaust. Jilovsky’s book is wide-ranging in its theoretical scope, which she handles in a refreshingly clear and engaging style. I warmly recommend this important study not only to specialists in the field, but also to those looking for new readings for their students in courses on Holocaust literature, representation, memorialization and education.