Learn about the history of the Holocaust and its aftermath in Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland, in this history lecture from Professor Antony Polonsky. This talk explores the ongoing process of recognising, and confronting, the Holocaust in Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine.
After several decades of progress in coming to terms with the involvement of some Poles, Lithuanians and Ukrainians in the mass murder of the Jews by the Nazi government of Germany during the Second World War, a populist reaction has developed calling into question this self-critical approach. Looking at this process from a comparative perspective makes it possible to identify both its common features and its specific character in Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine

How then, can historical truth be uncovered, when uncomfortable history is increasingly ignored, or even condemned as 'unpatriotic'? For now, no easy resolution seems possible, as these societies become increasingly polarised. As Polonsky argues, scholarship in this topic is plentiful, but seldom makes an impact outside of the academy.

Professor Polonsky's lecture was given at the University of Southampton on 5 February 2019, and was organised by the Parkes Institute, one of the world’s leading centres for the study of Jewish/non-Jewish relations. The Ian and Mildred Karten Memorial Lecture takes place every year, and is part of a series of events organised by the Institute.

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