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About Me
Research Interests
1. History and memory of the Holocaust in East Central Europe
2. Polish-Jewish relations in the 20th and 21st centuries
3. History of the Jews under Communism
4. Jewish material culture
5. Material and Cultural aftermath of mass violence and genocide
6. Modern and contemporary History of Polish Jews
7. The Jewish experience after 1945
8. Commemoration and representation of World War II and the Holocaust
9. The fate of Jewish property in Europe
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Haifa
Oct 2014 → Jul 2019
Award Date: 1 Jul 2019
Master's Degree, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 2010 → Jul 2013
Award Date: 1 Jul 2013
Bachelor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 2006 → Jul 2009
Award Date: 1 Jul 2009
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Golgotha in paradise: memory and martyrdom in a former Polish shtetl
Weizman, Y., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Holocaust Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Afterlife of the Barefoot Rabbi and the Making of an Iconic Holocaust Photograph*
Weizman, Y., 1 Aug 2025, Rethinking Jewish History and Memory Through Photography. State University of New York Press, p. 287-310 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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"This house belonged to Mendel Lis": Poles Requesting Jewish Houses Immediately after the Holocaust
Weizman, Y., 2025, In: Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 39, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Via Dolorosa” in the Shtetl Reenactment of the Jews’ Last Journey in Olkusz, Poland
Weizman, Y., Mar 2025, In: History and Memory. 37, 1, p. 91-127 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Round table discussion: after the war–beginning life anew in the aftermath of violence: after the war–beginning life anew in the aftermath of violence
Aleksiun, N., Exeler, F., Weizman, Y. & Waligórska, M., 2024, In: Holocaust Studies. 31, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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