Sharon Kangisser Cohen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4101974 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sharon Kangisser Cohen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sharon Kangisser |
| FAMILY NAME | Cohen |
| SIGNATURE | COHEN S K |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Off the record’
It has been through my work interviewing and working with survivors in various settings: research and educational ones-in which there are many "off the record" conversations-that have taught me something that interviews don't usually offer; what it means to live with and negotiate the past. They have also taught me that while some survivors feel an urgent imperative to transmit memory, there is a gnawing self-consciousness as to how their words w…
The Silver Web
Choosing A Heim
Survivors of the Holocaust and Their Children
Despite the importance given in their narratives to the birth of their children and grandchildren, in most of the interviews I conducted with Holocaust survivors they do not discuss their children or family life in detail. Rather, for many of them, discussion is generally connected to how or what they have explained to their children about their experiences during the war. Survivors’ preoccupation with this issue could be understood as a response…
Remembering for Us’
Commemoration has moved from the periphery to the centre of Australian Jewish consciousness, a trend that is also discernable amongst Jewish communities. Over the past six decades the voice of the Holocaust survivor has become increasingly audible, and has been instrumental in establishing a public memory of the Holocaust in Australia. Today, survivors are at the forefront of the commemorative activities and their individual stories, representing…
The Experience of the Jewish Family in the Nazi Ghetto
The intention of Hitler and his regime was the destruction of the Jewish people: their social and familial structures. Jews were separated from their families and friends as the Nazis carried out their policies of murder. The Nazi ghetto was the “last place” in which the traditional family structure was maintained. This article discusses the gradual disintegration of the family unit through the separation, deportation, and death of its members. Y…
Survivors of the Holocaust and Their Children
Despite the importance given in their narratives to the birth of their children and grandchildren, in most of the interviews I conducted with Holocaust survivors they do not discuss their children or family life in detail. Rather, for many of them, discussion is generally connected to how or what they have explained to their children about their experiences during the war. Survivors’ preoccupation with this issue could be understood as a response…
The Experience of the Jewish Family in the Nazi Ghetto
The intention of Hitler and his regime was the destruction of the Jewish people: their social and familial structures. Jews were separated from their families and friends as the Nazis carried out their policies of murder. The Nazi ghetto was the “last place” in which the traditional family structure was maintained. This article discusses the gradual disintegration of the family unit through the separation, deportation, and death of its members. Y…
Remembering for Us’
Commemoration has moved from the periphery to the centre of Australian Jewish consciousness, a trend that is also discernable amongst Jewish communities. Over the past six decades the voice of the Holocaust survivor has become increasingly audible, and has been instrumental in establishing a public memory of the Holocaust in Australia. Today, survivors are at the forefront of the commemorative activities and their individual stories, representing…
Survivors of the Holocaust and Their Children
Despite the importance given in their narratives to the birth of their children and grandchildren, in most of the interviews I conducted with Holocaust survivors they do not discuss their children or family life in detail. Rather, for many of them, discussion is generally connected to how or what they have explained to their children about their experiences during the war. Survivors’ preoccupation with this issue could be understood as a response…
Choosing A Heim
The Silver Web
Off the record’
It has been through my work interviewing and working with survivors in various settings: research and educational ones-in which there are many "off the record" conversations-that have taught me something that interviews don't usually offer; what it means to live with and negotiate the past. They have also taught me that while some survivors feel an urgent imperative to transmit memory, there is a gnawing self-consciousness as to how their words w…
History (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · The Holocaust (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration (4 works) · History (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Holocaust survivors (2 works)