М.В. Гилева

JEWISH RESISTANCE IN AMERICAN HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE HOLOCAUST IN THE XX CENTURY: SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS

Authors

М.В. Гилева

Keywords:

the Holocaust, American historiography, resistance, Hannah Arendt, Raul Hilberg, Judenrat, historical memory

Abstract

The article analyzes the evolution of the concept of Jewish resistance to the Holocaust representation in American historiography — from the concept of an exclusively armed uprising, the only recognized form in the 1960s and 1970s, to spiritual resistance, which has become the subject of more detailed study since the early 1980s. The socio-cultural context of understanding this problem in the United States, as well as the positions of key American researchers on the interpretation of the problem of Jewish resistance, including its meaning, are considered. A conclusion is made about the specifics of the Jewish resistance reflection in the American historiography in the 20th century, based on both personal views of the researchers, the peculiarities of the source base and development of historical science in the United States, which ultimately influenced the perception of the Holocaust issue as a whole

JEWISH RESISTANCE IN AMERICAN HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE HOLOCAUST IN THE XX CENTURY: SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS