Experiment in catastrophe. Podróż śladami deportowanych mieszkańców Stettina w lutym 1940 roku

Natalia W. Szostak

doi:10.21697/ucs.2021.28.2.03

Published: 2021-12-31

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2021)

Experiment in catastrophe. A Journey in the Footsteps of the Deported Residents of Stettin in February 1940

Natalia W. Szostak

Academic Journal of Sociology

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.21697/ucs.2021.28.2.03

Abstract

February 13th, 2021 marked the 81st anniversary of the arrest and deportation of 1,120 Pomeranian Jews from the Region of Stettin to the areas of the General Government occupied by the Third Reich. It was the first Nazi organized deportation from the area of the so-called Old Reich, where Jews – the citizens of the German state – were deported outside its territory, to the conquered areas. It was a kind of “exercise” to achieve proficiency in carrying out subsequent deportations, which took place almost all over Europe in the following years. The article is an account of the journey taken in the footsteps of those people, based on archival materials and historically researched areas. The existing knowledge in combination with an investigation through direct contact and first-hand experience are the foundations of original cognitive work. Apart from the production of artifacts and the creation of a multimedia record, its essence is a personal comment and an attempt to practice memory.

Keywords:

German Jews, Stettin, Lublin Province, deportation, extermination, contemporary art, memory, journey

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Szostak, N. W. (2021). Experiment in catastrophe. A Journey in the Footsteps of the Deported Residents of Stettin in February 1940. Academic Journal of Sociology, 28(2), 17–23. https://doi.org/10.21697/ucs.2021.28.2.03

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