We Remember with Reverence and Love

Jun 24, 2009

Museum of Jewish Heritage

Hasia Diner talked about her book We Remember with Reverence and Love: American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust, 1945-1962 (NYU Press; April 1, 2009). Professor Diner contends that contrary to popular history, Jewish Americans did publicly memorialize the Holocaust following World War II and prior to the Eichmann trial in .. Read More
Hasia Diner talked about her book We Remember with Reverence and Love: American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust, 1945-1962 (NYU Press; April 1, 2009). Professor Diner contends that contrary to popular history, Jewish Americans did publicly memorialize the Holocaust following World War II and prior to the Eichmann trial in 1961. She presents evidence in the form of literature, public displays, and song to support her argument. She responded to questions from members of the audience. This event held on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:33 Unidentified Speaker FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE FOR OPENING ITS SPACE FOR THIS TALK. AND I AM...
00:41:12 Unidentified Speaker I AM VERY FASCINATED BY WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. IN TERMS OF MASS MEDIA, I KNOW THIS IS YOUR LIFE FEATURED...
00:41:38 Unidentified Speaker THE MINISERIES HOLOCAUST WHICH I BELIEVE WAS 78 IS BEYOND MY TIMEFRAME BECAUSE THAT ALREADY TOOK PLACE...
00:45:00 Unidentified Speaker I AM JUST CURIOUS, WERE THERE CELEBRITIES OR OTHERS, WHO PUBLICLY IDENTIFIED WITH EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES?...
00:45:14 Unidentified Speaker ABSOLUTELY, YOU TIPPED OFF TO A VERY IMPORTANT ONES, EDDIE CANTOR, SO BE TUCKER, ALL OF THEM WERE...
00:47:11 Unidentified Speaker EASTERN EUROPE, WHERE I COME FROM, IT WAS RAVAGED BY THE SECOND WORLD WAR. THE OFFICIAL AMERICAN FORD'S--...
00:47:51 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION AND IT WAS BASICALLY CONTRASTING WHAT HAPPENED IN EASTERN EUROPE AT THE END...
00:51:08 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. MY QUESTION IS ON THE SURVIVOR COMMUNITY. I DID NOT KNOW FROM YOUR PRESENTATION ABOUT...
00:51:27 Unidentified Speaker COULD YOU REPEAT ONE PART?
00:51:28 Unidentified Speaker HOW ACTIVE FOR SURVIVORS ONCE THEY CAME HERE? IN OTHER WORDS, THIS NOTION I BELIEVE MANY SURVIVORS...
00:51:55 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS ONE OF THE SECONDARY PROJECTS THAT GOES ON IN THIS BOOK BECAUSE ONE OF THE OTHER MYTHS OF...
00:56:07 Unidentified Speaker WHAT DO THEY KNOW NOW OR WHAT DID THEY KNOW THEN?
00:56:09 Unidentified Speaker WHAT DO THEY KNOW NOW?
00:56:12 Unidentified Speaker I AM NOT THE PERSON TO ANSWER THAT. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT MANY STATES HAVE MANDATORY HOLOCAUST CURRICULUM,...
00:57:10 Unidentified Speaker I WAS A SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER IN NEW YORK CITY FOR 20 YEARS AND AS LATE AS 1983, WHEN THEY PASS THE...
00:57:41 Unidentified Speaker AGAIN, I THINK THAT THERE CERTAINLY SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN MANDATORY CURRICULA FOR NEW YORK STATE...
00:57:58 Unidentified Speaker I FOUND YOUR COMMENTS FASCINATING AND IT REMINDED ME OF, I WAS A PRODUCT OF-- BEFORE THE EICHMANN...
00:59:28 Unidentified Speaker OKAY, SO FIRST OF ALL LET ME SAY SINCE YOU ARE A YOUNG JUDEA GRADUATE, THAT I ACTUALLY SAW THE NEWS...
01:02:05 Unidentified Speaker HASIA DINER IS THE AUTHOR OF SEVERAL BOOKS, INCLUDING THE JEWS OF THE UNITED STATES ANDER WORKS PRAISER,...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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