Restorative Justice?
Wed, December 18, 10:30am to 12:00pm EST (10:30am to 12:00pm EST), Virtual Zoom Room 10Session Submission Type: Panel Session
Abstract
The papers all look at questions of restorative justice after the Holocaust. They deal with restitution in Austria, the recovery of Jewish cultural artifacts, and legal processes. The provide new approaches to these topics, broadening our understanding of different national and legal responses to Holocaust losses, ultimately raising the question of whether and how justice for the Holocaust can be served.
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Individual Presentations
Books Bear Witness: Judaica Libraries and Nazi-Looted Materials - Rachel Greenblatt, Dartmouth College
“Here There Is Only Documentation:” Psychodrama and the Eichmann Trial - Talia Katz, Johns Hopkins University
“The Austrians Got Away with Murder”: The Difference between Germany and Austria in Dealing with their Past - Rachel Blumenthal, The Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry