Retu of the Jew (Jews of Poland):Identity Narratives of the Third Post-Holocaust Generation of Jews in Poland

by: Katka Reszke (Author)

Publisher: Academic Studies Press

Publication Date: 15 Mar. 2013

Language: English

Print Length: 260 pages

ISBN-10: 1618112465

ISBN-13: 9781618112460

Book Description

Retu of the Jew traces the appearance of a new generation of Jews in Poland that followed the fall of the communist regime. Today more and more Poles are discovering their Jewish heritage and beginning to seek a means of associating with Judaism and Jewish culture. Reszke analyzes this new generation, addressing the question of whether there can be authentic Jewish life in Poland after fifty years of oppression. Based on a series of interviews with Jewish Poles between the ages of 18 and 35, her study provides an illuminating window into the experience of being, and for many becoming, Jewish in these unique circumstances.