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Recently, Holocaust study focuses on the aspect of political memory and cultural memory as important factor. This paper attempts to analyze the memorial struggle between Holocaust victims. Under the notion of Holocaust uniqueness, many memorials and museums have been influenced by political wind in each era. With the current of public opinion, Holocaust victims have to compete with each other to establish their position in public spheres. As a consequence, their relationship became in complicated and caused hierarchy. At first I demonstrate the issue of public memory and collective memory toward Holocaust, especially, in Germany. Secondly, examining two disputes, Auschwitz Museum in Poland and The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Germany. Former is struggle about memorial property and latter is attempt to reveal how can each group be reconcile together in a common memorial framework. As a central theory in this paper, I argue that public sphere isn't the place for a privileged class memory. Finally, I consider next assignment toward pluralistic Holocaust study.