The memory work of Jewish Spain

Flesler, Daniela 1971- (author.). Pérez Melgosa, Adrián, (author.).

Summary: "Recent surveys in Spain reveal that most Spaniards know little about the country's Jewish past, know no Jews, and in fact, have negative opinions about Jews in general. In The Memory Work of Jewish Spain, Daniela Flesler and Adrián Pérez Melgosa explore new trends and activities aimed at reclaiming and reconnecting with Spain's Jewish heritage. They examine how local and national organizations have funded educational activities, conferences, museum exhibitions, archaeological digs, and film festivals, as well as research into the Ladino language, in an attempt to spark interest in Spain's Jewish past and to promote Jewish tourism. The Memory Work of Jewish Spain charts the landscape of reconstruction of Jewish space in Spain, how this space functions as part of its collective memory, and what these personal and national connections mean for the Jewish past and Spain's future"--

Record details

ISBN: 025305012X
ISBN: 0253050103
ISBN: 9780253050120
ISBN: 9780253050106
ISBN: 0253050111
ISBN: 9780253050113
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Publisher: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The long journey of Sephardi myths -- Tourism and the embracing of Spain's Jewish legacy -- Loss, rescue, and converso dissonances at the Sephardi Museum of Toledo -- Exhibiting Jewish heritage at the local and regional levels -- Memory entanglements: Hervás's Jewish inheritance and the Francoist repression -- Returns to Sepharad.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.