scholarly journals Globalne tezy, lokalne przemilczenia

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Krzywiec
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
National Narratives ◽  
Warsaw Ghetto ◽  
European Experience ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
Soviet Russia ◽  
The One ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Insight Into

Global theses with local omissionsTimothy Snyder’s book is an ambitious monograph which attempts at placing Shoah in a more appropriate context of the murderous fight between the Nazi Germany and the Soviet Russia from the perspective of civilian victims. However, the book offers no new evidence or new arguments. On the one hand, most of the interpretations come from established scholars. On the other hand, Bloodlands presents a sort of synthesis of the latest discussions of the Holocaust historians and Eastern European experience of the Soviet rule. Nonetheless, as Snyder himself has stated, the novelty of the book lies rather in a parallel insight into systems and events. Such “parallelism” must, and surely will, trigger a wealth of reflections.The review article focuses on one particular aspect of the book. One of the most suggestive assumptions of Snyder’s method is that the book overcomes national narratives by examining the cruelest period in the 20th century from the above-mentioned universal point of view. However, for Snyder, a leading scholar of Eastern European, and first and foremost, Polish history, these “national” motifs play a significant, and often even crucial role in his book.Yet, as it is claimed in the review, the author frequently cannot free himself from them. On the contrary, his narrative delivers systematic permeations of Polish martyrological stereotypes and biases, which in the end results in a reproduction of many handbook schemes and even metaphorical figures from the so-called Polish “historical politics”. This also leads to many false and misleading juxtapositions with the most striking one being the comparison between the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Warsaw Uprising.Interestingly enough, evading many national particularities, Snyder relapses in deeply rooted national, and to be specific, Polish tales. He proves to be more “national” than many other “national” scholars critical in their research of this period.

Beyond the Holocaust: Jewish Past, Hebrew Present, Socialist Future

2020 ◽  
pp. 325-404
Author(s):  
Lutz Fiedler
Keyword(s):  
Interwar Period ◽  
The Other ◽  
Socialist Revolution ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
European Jewish ◽  
The One ◽  
Insight Into

The last chapter deals with the complex place of the Holocaust in the worldview of the Israeli Left. The chapter explores the degree to which Israeli leftists’ social and national utopias of socialist revolution and Hebrew nationhood contributed to their avoidance of the significance of the Holocaust and its impact on Jewish consciousness. The chapter illustrates that, from the outset, the notion of a new Hebrew nation was somehow detached from the Jewish experiences in Europe. By sticking to their faith in progress that was rooted in the Socialist teleology of history, the distance to the consequences of mass extermination increased further – despite the fact that Matzpen had inherited the revolutionary hopes of Eastern European Jewish Communists of the interwar period for whom this utopia had proven terribly futile. Thus, the book provides insight into a historical aporia: the tension between the effects of the Holocaust, on the one hand, and the unresolved Israel–Palestine conflict, on the other. Turning eventually to the activities of the Frankfurt Jewish group (in Germany) during the Lebanon war of 1982, the chapter shows how the quest for a road out of that aporia and to detach the interpretation of the Israel–Palestine conflict from the memories of the Holocaust is also part of Matzpen’s history and legacy.

Architecture of Evolution

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alla Packevich
Keyword(s):  
Planetary System ◽  
Conflict Situation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Different Types ◽  
New Energy ◽  
The One ◽  
Insight Into

The monograph, on the one hand, examines the period of development of the descending cycle of evolution and the associated progressive changes that show the irreversibility of the processes of formation of the planetary system. The end of one cycle and the beginning of another leads to the transformation of the system of life and the expansion of consciousness at a new energy level. On the other hand, the questions of potential opportunities for the development of the ascending phase of evolution, which goes both along the path of complexity of the organization and along the path of diversity, are considered. In the ascending evolutionary stream, what has been differentiated into the corresponding levels in the descending cycle is brought together and thus prepared to enter into new, more perfect forms of unity. It is shown that the development of humanity along its entire path depends on the interaction of energies of various forms and potentials. Understanding the relationships between different types of energy and their use provides insight into many important issues in the evolution of society. The material introduces the modern features of the existence of the male and female sexes from the energy point of view. The idea of a way out of the current conflict situation that has arisen between the sexes at the present stage of evolution is proposed. It will be useful for those interested in the problems of scientific knowledge, architects, philosophers,historians, physicists and methodologists of science, students and students of secondary schools.

scholarly journals Inter-parliamentary Cooperation in the EU and outside the Union: Distinctive Features and Limits of the European Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 56-82
Author(s):  
Elena Griglio ◽  
Nicola Lupo
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Experience ◽  
Aims And Scope ◽  
Composite Nature ◽  
The One ◽  
Layered Design ◽  
The Eu

Abstract The article draws comparisons between inter-parliamentary cooperation in the European Union and at the international level. It recognises that, notwithstanding a strong international imprint, inter-parliamentary relations in the EU have gradually experienced somewhat distinctive pushes, deeply embedded in the unique constitutional arrangement of the Union. On the one hand, the composite nature of EU constitutionalism, and its impact on parliaments’ relationship with the democratic oversight rationale, have exercised a major influence on the aims and scope of inter-parliamentary cooperation. On the other hand, from the organisational point of view, the distinctive structure of parliamentary representation in the EU has pushed inter-parliamentary arrangements into a multi-layered design, consisting of a large variety of vertical formats. The article argues that inter-parliamentary cooperation in the EU is expected to act as a sui generis practice when compared to apparently similar forms of transnational dialogue amongst parliaments. In theory, at least, the EU sets ideal conditions for fulfilling an authentic collective parliamentary dimension, instrumental to the democratic oversight of the executives. Instead, focusing on the practice, the full potential of EU inter-parliamentarism is not yet fulfilled, for two set of reasons: the unresolved ambiguities over its contribution to parliamentary democracy and the lack of a real capacity to depart from the formats of international parliamentary institutions.

Hersz Wasser. Sekretarz Archiwum

2014 ◽  
pp. 297-303
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Person
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Underground Press ◽  
Warsaw Ghetto ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Face ◽  
Post War ◽  
The One

This article discusses the life of Hersch Wasser (1910–1980), secretary of the “Oneg Shabbat” and the closest collaborator of Emmanuel Ringelblum. Wasser, an economist from Łódź, who was a key personality in the Underground Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto. He was the one who coordinated its activities and recorded both its collaborators and incoming documents. He was one of the creators of the press department of the “Oneg Shabbat”, which provided information on the Holocaust to the Polish and Jewish underground press. As a secretary of the Central Refugee Commission, he interviewed refugees arriving in the ghetto and supplied the Archive with information on the persecution of Jews outside Warsaw. After the end of the war, Wasser played a key role in unearthing the first part of the Underground Archive in September 1946 and in preparing their first catalogue. Simultaneously, between April and September 1947, Wasser took out about 140 documents from the collection and together with other documents relating to the Holocaust (altogether 244) sent them to YIVO in New York, seeing it as a way of safekeeping them in the face of a dif????icult situation in post-war Poland. He emigrated to Israel in 1950.

scholarly journals Pieces Of The Past: The Holocaust Diary Of Rose Rabinowitz by C. Matas

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Frail
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Foster Home ◽  
Her Family ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Warsaw Ghetto ◽  
Black And White ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Holocaust

Matas, Carol. Pieces Of The Past: The Holocaust Diary Of Rose Rabinowitz. Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2013. Print. Dear Canada.The “Dear Canada” series from Scholastic recently celebrated its tenth anniversary with now more than 30 titles. It includes fictional diaries written from the point of view of a child or teenager during a time of historical significance. Pieces of the Past opens with Rose in her third Winnipeg foster home having been given the diary by her “not-father” Saul. Her guardian and a psychologist by trade, Saul suggests she write in it to help remember the past. At first she is reluctant to delve into her memories of such a dark and brutal time: “this little book seems far too small to write down ‘what happened’.  How will I ever fit what is stuffed into my head into these tiny pages, all the wild waking nightmares tamed onto these straight lines…” However she progressively reveals more with each entry, interspersing her present-day teenage hardships of trying to fit in at school and in someone else’s home, with the atrocities she and her family endured during the Holocaust.The entries are intimate and immediately gripping. Alternating between her teenage and more child-like voice from the past heightens the emotional connection readers will feel with Rose, whose name was changed from “Rozia” when she arrived in Canada from her native Poland. She describes the gradual and confusing process of losing all of their possessions, their home and finding shelter with various other families in cramped apartments and eventually ending up in a lice-ridden underground dug out.  Although in our present day, media-driven society we have become somewhat desensitized to the atrocities of the Holocaust and war in general, Rose’s story re-personalizes the tragedy in a very powerful way. As she begins to piece together the circumstances of the deaths and disappearances of her family members, we mourn with her. Some of the subplots and underlying themes will also resonate with youth of any generation. Her only friend, Susan, is the victim of bullying. Issues associated with foster care and blended families are also explored. Although at the conclusion of the diary, Rose’s circumstances are much improved it is by no means a fairy-tale ending. The author provides a subtle moral conclusion with no utopian delusions: “So diary, no storybook life for me. I know I can never really be safe. And I know that people who think they can be are just kidding themselves. But I know I can try to be good. And I will.”  The book contains a lot of useful material for the classroom. There is a historical section that provides a summary of the major events recounted in the diary. There is also a timeline of the Warsaw Ghetto, a selection of black and white photographs, and some reproductions of primary source material from the war such as a young Polish emigrant’s identification document and newspaper articles about the arrival of Jewish orphans in Canada. This book is recommended for children Grades 4-6 and higher. It is an excellent addition to the series, and like another famous diary, Rose’s story will be forever etched in the reader’s psyche.Highly recommended: 4 out of 4 starsReviewer: Kim Frail   Kim is a Public Services Librarian at the H.T. Coutts Education Library at the University of Alberta. Children’s literature is a big part of her world at work and at home. She also enjoys gardening, renovating and keeping up with her kids.

scholarly journals Latest Developments in Industrial Hybrid Machine Tools that Combine Additive and Subtractive Operations

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Cortina ◽  
Jon Arrizubieta ◽  
Jose Ruiz ◽  
Eneko Ukar ◽  
Aitzol Lamikiz
Keyword(s):  
Process Planning ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Post Processing ◽  
Planning Decision ◽  
Hybrid Machine ◽  
The One ◽  
Complex Parts ◽  
Insight Into

Hybrid machine tools combining additive and subtractive processes have arisen as a solution to increasing manufacture requirements, boosting the potentials of both technologies, while compensating and minimizing their limitations. Nevertheless, the idea of hybrid machines is relatively new and there is a notable lack of knowledge about the implications arisen from their in-practice use. Therefore, the main goal of the present paper is to fill the existing gap, giving an insight into the current advancements and pending tasks of hybrid machines both from an academic and industrial perspective. To that end, the technical-economical potentials and challenges emerging from their use are identified and critically discussed. In addition, the current situation and future perspectives of hybrid machines from the point of view of process planning, monitoring, and inspection are analyzed. On the one hand, it is found that hybrid machines enable a more efficient use of the resources available, as well as the production of previously unattainable complex parts. On the other hand, it is concluded that there are still some technological challenges derived from the interaction of additive and subtractive processes to be overcome (e.g., process planning, decision planning, use of cutting fluids, and need for a post-processing) before a full implantation of hybrid machines is fulfilled.

scholarly journals FEITOS ESTILIZADOS DO PATRÓN DE INVESTIMENTO NA ECONOMÍA ESPAÑOLA, 1981-2013

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Cárdenas del Rey
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Spanish Economy ◽  
Government Investment ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
New Evidence

O obxecto principal deste traballo é presentar un conxunto de feitos estilizados sobre opatrón de investimento que amosou a economía española nas derradeiras décadas. Arealización deste tipo de análise é relevante como punto de partida para posterioresestudos sobre o investimento en España, especialmente pola importancia central que teno investimento no crecemento económico. Utilízanse os datos da base BBVA-IVIE pero cunenfoque metodolóxico distinto, máis achegado ás categorías do BEA estadounidense.Grazas a isto, neste traballo apórtase nova evidencia sobre os trazos característicos dopatrón de capitalización, dos que os máis interesantes son: i) Existiu unha “aceleración” nocrecemento entre os dous ciclos expansivos; ii) A nivel de composición técnica, oinvestimento en equipamentos é o que amosou un maior dinamismo; iii) a nivel deaxentes investidores, o investimento corporativo tivo unha gran constancia no seucrecemento, véndose complementado polo “relevo” dos outros axentes, é dicir, oinvestimento das AA.PP: creceu máis no primeiro ciclo expansivo (1981-1993) e oinvestimento dos fogares no segundo (1994-2007), e iv) a nivel sectorial o investimentoconcentrouse en sectores con maior dinamismo en creación de emprego, sendoparadigmático o caso do sector da construción. The main aim of this report is to introduce a set of stylized facts about the investment patterndisplayed by the Spanish economy in the past decades. This type of analysis is relevant as astarting point for further studies on investment in Spain, especially given the importance ofinvestment in economic growth. Information from the BBVA-IVIE database has been used witha different methodological approach, closer to the categories of the American BEA. As a result,new evidence is exposed along with the characteristics of the capitalization pattern, of whichthe most interesting ones are the following: (i) There was an "acceleration" in growth betweenboth expansive cycles. (ii) As far as technical composition is concerned, investment inequipment is the one that has been more dynamic. (iii) From the agent investment point of view,business capitalization has been hugely consistent with growth, being complemented by the"relay" of the other two agents, i.e., the government investment in the first expansionary cycle(1981-1993) and household investment in the second (1994-2007). (iv) At a sectoral level,investment has been concentrated in industries with greater dynamism in terms of job creationand, in this sense, the building industry is paradigmatic.

scholarly journals Fridays for Future als Lern- und Erfahrungsraum: Befunde zu den Beteiligungsformaten, den Motiven und der Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung von Engagierten

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
Jana Costa ◽  
Elena Wittmann
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Theoretical Frame ◽  
The One ◽  
Insight Into

In this article, engagement in the Fridays for Future (FFF) movement is examined from an educational point of view. Framing active engagement in the FFF movement theoretically as a learning opportunity, selected findings from an online survey (n=194) are presented. In a theoretical perspective, specific characteristics of the FFF movement are outlined with regard to learning and educational processes. Starting point of the empirical analyses are different possibilities of participation. On the one hand, an insight into the various participation formats is given. On the other hand, it is asked what motivates those involved to work for sustainable development and whether differences in motives and self-efficacy can be found depending on the form of participation. The results will be linked back to the theoretical frame of reference and discussed further.

scholarly journals The birth of the memory of Communism: memorial museums in Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 1028-1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Máté Zombory
Keyword(s):  
Political Context ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
The Public ◽  
Memorial Museums ◽  
Holocaust Memory ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
European Experience ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
Definition Of

This article argues that the memory of Communism emerged in Europe not due to the public recognition of pre-given historical experiences of peoples previously under Communist regimes, but to the particularities of the post-Cold War transnational political context. As a reaction to the uniqueness claim of the Holocaust in the power field structured by the European enlargement process, Communism memory was reclaimed according to the European normative and value system prescribed by the memory of the Holocaust. Since in the political context of European enlargement refusing to cultivate the memory of the Holocaust was highly illegitimate, the memory of Communism was born as the “twin brother” of Holocaust memory. The Europeanized memory of Communism produced a legitimatedifferentia specificaof the newcomers in relation to old member states. It has been publicly reclaimed as an Eastern European experience in relation to universal Holocaust memory perceived as Western. By the analysis of memorial museums of Communism, the article provides a transnational, historical, and sociological account on Communism memory. It argues that the main elements of the discursive repertoire applied in post-accession political debates about the definition of Europe were elaborated before 2004 in a pan-European way.

The Holy Fire: The Teachings of Rabbi Kalonymous Kalman Shapira, the Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto

1999 ◽  
pp. 351-353
Author(s):  
Nehemiah Polen
Keyword(s):  
Jewish Mysticism ◽  
Warsaw Ghetto ◽  
Spiritual World ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter presents a monograph entitled The Holy Fire, by Nehemiah Polen. This monograph is an analysis of the manuscript ‘Esh kodesh’ by the Piaseczner rebbe of the Warsaw ghetto, Kalonymous Kalman Shapira. For Shapira, the detachment of Jewish traditions from worldliness made Judaism an instrument of defiance. He also viewed the goal of hasidic thought as the transformation of suffering to joy. Polen's analysis provides insight into the mindset of hasidic theorists and practitioners during the Holocaust. After a brief discussion on Shapira's life and work — especially his contributions to Jewish mysticism — the chapter illustrates how Polen provides a powerful and moving exposition of Shapira's spiritual world.

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