Ronit Lentin Livres

The book explores the profound impact of the Holocaust on contemporary Judaism and its role in shaping Zionism and the State of Israel. It delves into the theme of victimhood as a pivotal aspect of the Shoah within Israeli discourse, highlighting how it has been both a source of shame and a topic often silenced. The narrative examines the construction of a "new Hebrew" identity that emerged in the postwar era, which encouraged Israelis to distance themselves from the perceived passivity of diaspora Jewry during the catastrophe.

Explores the construction of collective memory in Israeli society in relation to the Palestinian Nakba. -- .

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... schovat popis