Each scholar working in the field of Holocaust literature and representation has a story to tell. Not only the scholarly story of the work they do, but their personal story, their journey to becoming a specialist in Holocaust studies. What academic, political, cultural, and personal experiences led them to choose Holocaust representation as their subject of research and teaching? What challenges did they face on their journey? What approaches, genres, media, or other forms of Holocaust representation did they choose and why? How and where did they find a scholarly “home” in which to share their work productively? Have political, social, and cultural conditions today affected how they think about their work on Holocaust representation? How do they imagine their work moving forward, including new challenges, responses, and audiences? These are but a few of the questions that the authors in this volume address, showing how a scholar's field of research and resulting writings are not arbitrary, and are often informed by their personal history and professional experiences.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Phyllis Lassner, Northwestern University, USA, and Judith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Part I: North America 1. Voices from the Past Victoria Aarons, Trinity University, USA 2. Movies as Prosthetic Holocaust Memories Lawrence Baron, San Diego State University, USA 3. Personal and Professional Autobiographies: Reechoing Memories of the Holocaust Rachel Feldhay Brenner, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 4. A Winding Road Margarete Myers Feinstein, Loyola Marymount University, USA 5. Biographia Literaria Feminisita Sara R. Horowitz, York University, Canada 6. My Journey into the Shoah David Patterson, University of Texas at Dallas, USA 7. My Holocaust Autobiography: The Mortal Storm Alexis Pogorelskin, University of Minnesota-Duluth, USA 8. Gendered Encounters: The Holocaust and Life Writing Ravenel Richardson, Case Western Reserve University, USA Part II: Great Britain 9. Before the Gate of Memory Joshua Lander, Independent Scholar, UK 10. I Am Not Jewish Joanne Pettitt, University of Kent, UK 11. Representing the Holocaust in Britain Sue Vice, University of Sheffield, UK Part III: Israel 12. Following the Footsteps of Claude Vigée: From the Holocaust Trauma to a New Science of Judaism Thierry J. Alcoloumbre, Bar Ilan University, Israel 13. Where Did Those People Go? Karen Alkalay-Gut, Tel Aviv University, Israel 14. Untold Story, Indirect Course: My Path into the Field of Holocaust Literature and Representation Michal Ben-Horin, Bar-Ilan University, Israel 15. Too Much, Too Little: A Personal Journey through Holocaust Narratives Keren Goldfrad, Bar-Ilan University, Israel 16. "Why Don't You Move On?": A Sort of Play in Three Acts and Three Standing Ovations Roy Horovitz, Bar-Ilan University, Israel 17. Intersecting Narratives: When East Meets West Yvonne Kozlovsky-Golan, University of Haifa, Israel 18. Voicing the Unvoiced Liliane Steiner, Hemdat Hadarom College, Israel 19. How Literature Chose Me Bela Ruth Samuel Tenenholtz, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Notes on Contributors Index of People Index of Places Index of Organizations