Jewish memory about Poland in 1967–1968. An analysis of experiences and emotions basaed on selected memoirs Cover Image

Żydowska pamięć o Polsce lat 1967–1968. Analiza doświadczeń i emocji na podstawie wybranych wspomnień
Jewish memory about Poland in 1967–1968. An analysis of experiences and emotions basaed on selected memoirs

Author(s): Marek Szajda
Subject(s): Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Antisemitism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: emotions; March 1968; antisemitism; anti-Zionist campaign; Six-Day War; memories; Wrocław

Summary/Abstract: The article presents an analysis of memoirs pertaining the events from years 1967–1968, wrote by two Jews from Wrocław – emigrants to Israel, with particular attention paid to descriptions of emotions in their narrations. The cited passages depict the authors’ memory about the Arab–Israeli conflict in 1967 and its consequences in their lives – including subsequent events, also those which took place in March 1968. Emphasis was put on the description of authors’ personal experiences related to job loss and experiencing anti-Semitic propaganda. The analyzed memoirs contain several references to the specific language of the period in question, presenting authors’ emotional polemic, considered in context of Polish–Jewish relations and of the experiences of World War II.

  • Issue Year: 74/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 43-79
  • Page Count: 37
  • Language: Polish