The Stakes of Holocaust Remembrance in the Twenty-First Century

Abstract

This concluding chapter takes a broader view of the importance of Holocaust remembrance after communism. It also looks at how other states in the region have adopted their political memories to fit the new political environment. The chapter also opens up a discussion about the larger implications of this variety of Holocaust remembrance practices, especially practices aimed at memory inversion and repurposing of fascist crimes into crimes of communism. Specifically, it discusses the relationship between Holocaust remembrance and the rise of the far-right movements in Europe, and the danger that inverted Holocaust remembrance presents in relegitimizing fascist movements in the present. The chapter ends with a call for memory solidarity—for groups to acknowledge, remember, and care for the memory of others as a foundation for building a more just society.