Description: An unprecedented examination of a crucial decade in the development of British 'Holocaust consciousness'.
Brief description: Johannes-Dieter Steinertis Professor of Modern European History and Migration Studies at University of Wolverhampton, UK. He has published ten monographs, including, Przemyslowa Concentration Camp: The Camp, the Children, the Trials(with Kasia Person; 2022), and Holocaust und Zwangsarbeit. Erinnerungen jüdischer Kinder 1938-1945 (2018).
Review Quotes: This collection offers a fascinating insight into the 1960s that has been seen as a pivotal, transitional decade in the emergence of 'Holocaust consciousness' in Britain. The essays evoke the rich complexities of how the Holocaust featured in British life, moving beyond London to reflect on experiences across the British nations. The strength of this collection is not only its geographical range, but also the way it considers diverse genres: archives, theatre, court cases, press reporting, book publishing, television and film, theology and activism to name just a few.
Tim Cole, University of Bristol, UK