Conceptual and Methodological Clues for Approaching the Connections between Mexico and the Holocaust Separate or Interconnected Histories?
Por:
Bokser Misses-Liwerant, Judit, Gleizer, Daniela, Siman, Yael
Publicada:
1 sep 2016
Resumen:
Connections between the Holocaust and Latin America have yet to be fully
elucidated. Next to the US, Latin America collectively hosted the
largest number of European refugees during the 1930s and 1940s. During
Second World War, it held a non-marginal place in a highly
interconnected global scenario and hence it is essential to incorporate
a transnational perspective to examine the multiple contacts, links, and
exchanges created by social and political actors across the borders of
nation-states and beyond the geographies of the Holocaust on the
European continent. By tracing how individual and collective agents
interacted at the levels of state, society, and community, it is
possible to shed light on a complex history of interconnected and
separate processes and decisions. Although Mexico was one of the Latin
American countries that admitted a low number of refugees (ca. 2 000),
its role as a host country constitutes a rich opportunity for exploring
key issues of rescue, survival, and integration and the interconnections
among governmental and non-governmental actors remained frequent and
intense during the war and its aftermath. Methodologically, it offers
some clues for bringing together macro-and micro-histories, as well as
historical analysis and oral history.
Filiaciones:
Bokser Misses-Liwerant, Judit:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencia Polit & Sociales, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Univ Hebrea Jerusalen, Jerusalem, Israel
Gleizer, Daniela:
Univ Autonoma Metropolitana Cuajimalpa, Dept Humanidades, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Siman, Yael:
Univ Iberoamer, Dept Estudios Int, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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