Israel and the Daughters of the Shoah: Reoccupying the Territories of Silence

by Ronit Lentin

Book Overview

The murder of a third of Europe's Jews by the Nazis is unquestionably the worst catastrophe in the history of contemporary Judaism and a formative event in the history of Zionism and the State of Israel. Understandably, therefore, the Shoah, written about, analyzed, and given various political interpretations, has shaped public discourse in the history of the State of Israel. The key element of Shoah in the Israeli context is victimhood and as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571817743
• ISBN13: 9781571817747
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"