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POLITICS

Bridging the gaps between Holocaust accounts: Fieldwork evidence for compromising forms of narrative

Eyal Lewin1 Department of Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science, Ariel University, Ariel, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Slawomir Jacek Zurek2 The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Center for Polish-Jewish Literature Studies, Lublin, PolandView further author information
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Nitza Davidovitch3 Department of Education, Ariel University, Ariel, IsraelView further author information
Article: 2269707 | Received 12 Feb 2022, Accepted 06 Oct 2023, Published online: 28 Oct 2023

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