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.

IntroductionPhyllis Lassner, Northwestern University, USA, and Judith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz, Bar-Ilan University, IsraelPart I: North America1. Voices from the Past Victoria Aarons, Trinity University, USA2. Movies as Prosthetic Holocaust MemoriesLawrence Baron, San Diego State University, USA3. Personal and Professional Autobiographies: Reechoing Memories of the HolocaustRachel Feldhay Brenner, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA4. A Winding RoadMargarete Myers Feinstein, Loyola Marymount University, USA5. Biographia Literaria FeminisitaSara R. Horowitz, York University, Canada6. My Journey into the ShoahDavid Patterson, University of Texas at Dallas, USA7. My Holocaust Autobiography: The Mortal StormAlexis Pogorelskin, University of Minnesota-Duluth, USA8. Gendered Encounters: The Holocaust and Life WritingRavenel Richardson, Case Western Reserve University, USAPart II: Great Britain9. Before the Gate of MemoryJoshua Lander, Independent Scholar, UK10. I Am Not Jewish Joanne Pettitt, University of Kent, UK11. Representing the Holocaust in BritainSue Vice, University of Sheffield, UKPart III: Israel12. Following the Footsteps of Claude Vigée: From the Holocaust Trauma to a New Science of Judaism Thierry J. Alcoloumbre, Bar Ilan University, Israel13. Where Did Those People Go?Karen Alkalay-Gut, Tel Aviv University, Israel14. Untold Story, Indirect Course: My Path into the Field of Holocaust Literature and RepresentationMichal Ben-Horin, Bar-Ilan University, Israel15. Too Much, Too Little: A Personal Journey through Holocaust Narratives Keren Goldfrad, Bar-Ilan University, Israel16. "Why Don't You Move On?": A Sort of Play in Three Acts and Three Standing OvationsRoy Horovitz, Bar-Ilan University, Israel 17. Intersecting Narratives: When East Meets West Yvonne Kozlovsky-Golan, University of Haifa, Israel18. Voicing the UnvoicedLiliane Steiner, Hemdat Hadarom College, Israel19. How Literature Chose Me Bela Ruth Samuel Tenenholtz, Bar-Ilan University, IsraelNotes on ContributorsIndex of PeopleIndex of PlacesIndex of Organizations