Between Memory and History

The Evolution of Israeli Historiography of the Holocaust, 1945–1961

von Orna Kenan

142 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Critical study of the Holocaust began late in Israel, emerging gradually in the latter part of the 1960s. This book examines the link between history and memory in shaping Israel’s historiography of the Holocaust period in the two decades immediately following the Holocaust (1945-1961). During that time, three groups evolved in Israel as a result of the immediate catastrophic past: the professional historians in Eretz Yisrael, the Jewish ghetto fighters and partisans, and the «ordinary» survivors. These groups were shaped by different experiences and conceptions, and although these groups differed radically, their interaction within Israel helped shape and construct Israel’s consciousness of the Holocaust.

• Reihe: Studies in Modern European History
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Besondere Ereignisse und Themen Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
• ISBN: 9780820458052
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.07.2003
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York