The Cambridge History of the Holocaust: Volume 4, Aftermath, Outcomes, Repercussions

Provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, global account of the aftermath and legacy of the Holocaust in politics, law, and culture.

Laura Jockusch (Edited by), Devin O. Pendas (Edited by)

9781108839396, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 12 June 2025

616 pages
23.7 x 16.2 x 3.5 cm, 1.09 kg

'… the editors have assembled a truly international and intergenerational roster of contributors that reflects the vigor and breadth of the field and the diversity of the people who work in it. One particularly salutary consequence is that numerous chapters make a great deal of research in languages that are not usually accessible to English-speakers available to them … a compendium of multi-faceted and hard-won learning.' Peter Hayes, H-Soz-Kult

The aftermath of the Holocaust has been long and wide-reaching. Any act of mass murder and genocide leaves powerful traces: the trauma of the survivors, the challenge of punishment for the perpetrators and justice for the victims, and questions of how to properly commemorate and memorialize the loss and how to rebuild and restore. This is all the more true for the Holocaust, which has come to serve as a global cultural touchstone for evaluating mass violence. The legacy of the Holocaust has impacted every area of political and cultural life in many different countries since 1945. What is the state of aftermath studies for the Holocaust? How do we periodize the post-Holocaust landscape? Where are there continuities and where are there changes? How, when, and where has the Holocaust been globalized? In what areas did the Holocaust generate a fundamental rethinking of human relations and state institutions? And where did it not? This volume offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary account of the impact and legacy of the Holocaust around the world and demonstrates its enduring significance, from the postwar period to the present day.

General editor's introduction Mark Roseman
Introduction to volume IV Laura Jockusch and Devin O. Pendas
Part I. History: 1. Liberation, displacement and homecoming in the aftermath of the holocaust Kata Bohus and Atina Grossmann
2. In each and every generation: survivors and their descendants David Slucki
3. 'Forgotten victims' and the federal republic of Germany Henning Tümmers
4. Testimony as a response to mass atrocity: 1940s to the present Zoë Waxman
5. Perpetrators on trial: the transnational history of holocaust trials Devin O. Pendas
6. The plunder and the restoration of art and cultural property Jonathan Petropolous
7. Restitution and reparations Regula Ludi
8. Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism Jeffrey Herf
Part II. Geography: 9. Germany and the holocaust Herold Marcuse
10. Israel and the holocaust: History, Memory and Identity Laura Jockusch and Avinoam J. Patt
11. The holocaust in eastern european memory and politics after the cold war Joanna B. Michlic and Per A. Rudling
12. The Americanization of the holocaust Hasia R. Diner
Part III. Culture and ideas: 13. The holocaust and social thought Enzo Traverso
14. The holocaust and the challenges of representation Michael Rothberg
15. In search of global justice: holocaust, genocide, law James Loeffler
16. Theological responses to the holocaust Michael L. Morgan
17. Holocaust and digital humanities todd Samuel Presner
Part IV. Culture and Fields: 18. Holocaust commemoration and memorials Natasha Goldman
19. Holocaust museums stefanie Shosh Rotem
20. The holocaust and the medical professions Ulf Schmidt
21. Holocaust literature David G. Roskies
22. The holocaust and the visual arts: perplexity, meanings Glenn Sujo
23. The holocaust and film Jennifer Cazanave
24. The future of the holocaust-timely reflections Dan Diner
Index.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]