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Research interests
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
Oct 2014 → Jul 2019
Award Date: 1 Jul 2019
Master, 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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"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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Unsettled heritage: living next to Poland's material Jewish traces after the Holocaust
Weizman, Y., 2022, Ithaca New York. 289 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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אסירים רגילים: גטו טרזיינשטט, אייג'נסי ונורמליות: [מאמר ביקורת]
ויצמן, י., 2022, In: חידושים בחקר תולדות יהודי גרמניה ומרכז אירופה. 24, p. 167-171 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Eliminating the Traces: The Postwar Fate of the Synagogue in Olkusz, Poland
Weizman, Y., 2019, Contested Heritage; Jewish Cultural Property after 1945. Gallas, E., Jessen, C., Holzer Kawałko, A. & Weiss, Y. (eds.). Göttingen, p. 55-64 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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