histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust

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This podcast series wants to shed light on the cultures of Holocaust remembrance in different countries.

06/18/2021

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Hungary

Anti-Jewish legislation existed in Hungary even before the outbreak of the Second World War. What role did Hungary play in the Second World War? How did the culture of Holocaust remembrance develop over time? These are the topics we are discussing with Andrea Petö, Professor at the Central European University.

31 min
03/09/2021

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Poland

Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland marked the beginning of the Second World War. With the system of concentration and extermination camps, which Nazi Germany built mostly in occupied Poland, the regime’s aim of totally exterminating the Jewish population was nearly achieved. In this edition we speak to Dariusz Stola, the former director of the Polin museum.

31 min
12/09/2020

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Argentina

Argentina is the only country in Latin America with a museum dedicated to the history of the Holocaust. Although the country was neutral during the Second World War, it still has many historical links to the Holocaust. In this podcast we talk to Jonathan Karszenbaum, executive director of the Holocaust Museum in Buenos Aires.

28 min
11/05/2020

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Australia

As the country is located in the southern hemisphere, Holocaust remembrance is a little different in Australia than it is in Europe or the USA. In this edition we speak to Avril Alba of Sydney University, tracing how the country changed as a result and how commemoration of the Holocaust influences how Australia is engaging with its own history.

33 min
08/04/2020

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Japan

Memory of the Second World War in Japan is often influenced by 1945, when the nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. How is the Holocaust communicated in Japan, and how does the country deal with its past? In this episode of the histoPOD, we speak to Fumiko Ishioka, the director of the Holocaust Education Resource Center in Tokyo.

33 min
07/29/2020

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Israel

In Israel, memory of the Holocaust has changed significantly over time. Yael Granot-Bein, director of the Weiss-Livnat International MA Program in Holocaust Studies, explains why it took some time before Holocaust survivors told their stories in Israel and how this is linked to the turning points in the country's history.

30 min

6 Episodes

This podcast series wants to shed light on the cultures of Holocaust remembrance in different countries.

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bpb
Years Active

2020 - 2021
Episodes

6
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Clean
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histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust

histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust

Episodes

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Hungary

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Poland

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Argentina

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Australia

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Japan

#histoPOD: Commemorating the Holocaust in Israel

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