1st Edition
Forest as Commemoration in Jewish-Israeli Memory Culture A Study in Environmental Memory
By Maria Piekarska-Baronet
Copyright 2026
230 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
230 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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
Biography
Maria Piekarska‑Baronet is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Hebrew Studies, Faculty of Asian and African Cultures, University of Warsaw. Her research interests focus on the spatial, environmental, and material dimensions of memory, especially the meeting points of cultural practices and natural environments.
