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  • Forest as Commemoration in Jewish-Israeli Memory Culture: A Study in Environmental Memory

    Forest as Commemoration in Jewish-Israeli Memory Culture by Piekarska-Baronet, Maria;

    A Study in Environmental Memory

    Series: Memory Studies: Global Constellations;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 1
    • Publisher Routledge
    • Date of Publication 23 March 2026

    • ISBN 9781032989747
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages230 pages
    • Size 229x152 mm
    • Weight 453 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 15 Illustrations, black & white; 15 Halftones, black & white
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    Short description:

    Situated within the broadly understood subfield of environmental memory studies, this book explores Israeli forests as spaces of commemoration, investigating their significance in the Jewish-Israeli memory culture over the last century and their role as a recurrent form of environmental memorial.

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    Long description:

    Situated within the broadly understood subfield of environmental memory studies, this book explores Israeli forests as spaces of commemoration. It investigates their significance in the Jewish‑Israeli memory culture over the last century, as well as their role as a recurrent form of environmental memorial, understood as a commemoration that uses the organic as both the symbolic and the building substance. In doing so, it reveals the roles that the natural environment plays in memory practices: as a carrier of symbolic meanings, and also as an acting, more‑than‑human element of memorial spaces.


    Employing the perspective of environmental hermeneutics, the analysis is grounded in the realities of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and reflects on the intricate intersection of ideological, political, socio‑economic, personal, and institutional dimensions of local tree planting. Simultaneously, it draws from instances of arboreal commemorations found in other geographical and cultural contexts, situating the practice of memorial forests within the wider framework of environmental memory and its associated social practices. In this way, it offers instructive insights for other cases of arboreal remembrance, highlighting both the potential benefits and risks linked to environmental memorials.


    Utilising an interdisciplinary approach, this fascinating and groundbreaking volume will engage scholars and researchers from a wide range of disciplines, including Memory Studies, Cultural Geography, Israel Studies, and Environmental Humanities.

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    Table of Contents:


    Introduction.  1. Nature and (memory) culture  2. Forest of many roots. Navigating memory and institutional efforts  3. “Green memorial candles.” Planting forests as environmental memorials  4. “Sign pollution.” Name-bearing stones in forests  5. “Walking and remembering.” Memory-making in leisure contexts.  Conclusions. Forest between potential and reality

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