(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2015) López Romo, Raúl; Der Leeuw, Barbara van
This article analyzes two memorials to Holocaust victims: Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen (Belgium)
and the Memorial to the murdered Jews of
Europe, in Berlin. The main goal is to extract the
lessons which are applicable to the Basque Country,
with regard to the foundation of institutions dedicated
to the memory of the victims of terrorism. Based
on the two examples we have just mentioned, we
argue that it is possible and necessary to reach basic
agreements on the public politics of memory. We
hold as well that the role of the historians is very
important in dealing with a subject which is susceptible
to political instrumentalization.