Open AccessThe Yugoslav Planting Campaign in Martyrs’ Forest 1952–1955: Symbolism, Rituals and Meaning
Author(s) -
Davor Stipić
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tokovi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0354-1223
DOI - 10.31212/tokovi.2021.3.sti.145-169
Subject(s) - legitimacy , judaism , the holocaust , meaning (existential) , context (archaeology) , phenomenon , history , literature , aesthetics , sociology , art , philosophy , epistemology , political science , archaeology , law , politics
This article will try to examine the phenomenon of memorial forests and its role in the creation of Holocaust mem- ory of the Jewish community in Yugoslavia. Our intention is to present the Yugoslav Jewish tradition of planting memorial for- ests and analyze its symbolical background. The Martyrs’ For- est in Israel will be used as an example of newly-founded place of remembrance, and considering that, the main aim of the arti- cle is to show, in comparison with other examples, what kind of symbolical rituals were used to provide a historical context and legitimacy for new memorials.