The Holocaust, Memory and Oblivion : Reflections on the Jewish imperative to remember and never forget
Memory is both personal and collective, a burden and a responsibility. As personal memories of the Holocaust fade, the obligation to remember and never forget falls on the wider community of individuals.
| Topics: | Holocaust, Memory |
Oren Baruch Stier is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Florida International University. His main area of interest is Jewish Cultural Studies, with a special emphasis on the contemporary period and all aspects of present-day Jewish life and thought. He has written many articles on various topics and published Committed to Memory: Cultural Mediations of the Holocaust in 2003.
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