Between Memory and History: The Evolution of Israeli Historiography of the Holocaust, 1945-1961 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780820458052)

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.

Author: Frank J. Coppa,Orna Kenan
ISBN-10: 0820458058
ISBN-13: 9780820458052
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2003
Pages: 142
Format: Hardcover