80 years after the war: a call for a new culture of remembrance
For years, anti-Semitic attitudes have been on the rise, while knowledge about the Nazi era is declining. According to Jacob Eder, the reason for this is that Germany has become complacent in its role as ‘world champion of remembrance’ and has ignored social changes. He calls for an end to rigid rituals in the politics of remembrance and for an internationalisation of the debate. Only in this way can Germany live up to its responsibility – and redefine its relationship with Israel.
‘Anyone who wants to understand this country and its history as a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany cannot ignore Eder's study.’ Frankfurter Rundschau on Jacob Eder's book Holocaust-Angst
