Location: Building 200 (History Corner), Room 307 Contact: 650-724-9656 khaley@stanford.edu The most heated historical debates in post-Communist Poland have been provoked by two books, Neighbors from 2000 and Fear from 2008. The author of these books, Jan T. Gross, challenged the Poles’ view of themselves as solely innocent victims of German Nazism, showing that anti-Semitism could and did lead Poles to kill Jews, both during and after the war. In her presentation, Barbara Törnquist-Plewa scrutinizes the Polish reactions to these books, analyses the rhetoric in Gross’ writings and discusses his role as “mnemonic actor” in Poland. She points out that the case of Gross raises the general question of the role of historical scholarship in society.This seminar will be moderated by Norman Naimark, the Sakurako and William Fisher Family Director of the Division of International, Comparative and Area Studies and Robert and Florence McDonnell Professor in East European Studies.A light lunch will be provided Sponsor: The Europe Center, Taube Center for Jewish Studies, History Department, CREEES Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies Audience: Can a scholar change society's collective memory? Jan Gross' Writings and Holocaust Memory in PolandFacebookTwitterEmailPrintAdd to CalendarThe most heated historical debates in post-Communist Poland have been provoked by two books, Neighbors from 2000 and Fear from 2008. The author of these books, Jan T. Gross, challenged the Poles’ view of themselves as solely innocent victims of German Nazism, showing that anti-Semitism could and did lead Poles to kill Jews, both during and after the war. In her presentation, Barbara Törnquist-Plewa scrutinizes the Polish reactions to these books, analyses the rhetoric in Gross’ writings and discusses his role as “mnemonic actor” in Poland. She points out that the case of Gross raises the general question of the role of historical scholarship in society.This seminar will be moderated by Norman Naimark, the Sakurako and William Fisher Family Director of the Division of International, Comparative and Area Studies and Robert and Florence McDonnell Professor in East European Studies.A light lunch will be provided When:Monday, January 28, 2013. 12:00 PM. Where:Building 200 (History Corner), Room 307 (Map) Sponsor:The Europe Center, Taube Center for Jewish Studies, History Department, CREEES Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies Contact:650-724-9656 khaley@stanford.edu Admission:Free and open to the public.Please RSVP by 5pm Jan. 24th at: http://europe.stanford.edu/events/registration/7550/Audience:General Public, Faculty/Staff, Students, Alumni/Friends, MembersTags:lecture, arts, literary, international, humanitiesPermalink:http://events.stanford.edu/events/356/35615 More info...Last modified January 11, 2013. Free and open to the public.