The Holocaust and the War of Ideas

by Edward Alexander

The Holocaust and the War of Ideas begins with an analysis of ancient and modern anti-Semitism as the primary cause of the destruction of European Jewry. Alexander proceeds to interpret representative works from the three main bodies of Holocaust literature--Yiddish, American, Hebrew--in relation to the war of ideas that surrounds the historical catastrophe that is their subject.

The chapter on Yiddish writers explores religious ideas and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560001224
• ISBN13: 9781560001225
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"