Historicism, the Holocaust, and Zionism : : Critical Studies in Modern Jewish History and Thought / / Steven T. Katz.
"[Of] the 12 well-crafted essays in this volume.the most useful are those dealing with the Holocaust."-Choice "Especially recommended for college-level students of Jewish history and culture."-The Bookwatch This is a critical exploration of the most repercussive topics in modern...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1992] ©1992 |
Year of Publication: | 1992 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. On Historicism and Eternity: Reflections on the 100th Birthday of Franz Rosenzweig -- 2. Jewish Philosophy in the 1980s: A Diagnosis and Prescription -- 3. Abraham Joshua Heschel and Hasidism -- 4. 1918 and After: The Role of Racial Antisemitism in the Nazi Analysis of the Weimar Republic -- 5. Quantity and Interpretation—Issues in the Comparative Historical Analysis of the Holocaust -- 6. Auschwitz and the Gulag: Discontinuities and Dissimilarities -- 7. Defining the Uniqueness of the Holocaust: Preliminary Clarifications and Disclaimers -- 8. Technology and Genocide: Technology as a "Form of Life" -- 9. "Voluntary Covenant": Irving Greenberg on Faith after the Holocaust -- 10. "The Tremendum": Arthur Cohen s Understanding of Faith after the Holocaust -- 11. Criteria for a Contemporary Zionist Ideology -- 12. Zionism as an Expression of Jewish Freedom -- Index |
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Summary: | "[Of] the 12 well-crafted essays in this volume.the most useful are those dealing with the Holocaust."-Choice "Especially recommended for college-level students of Jewish history and culture."-The Bookwatch This is a critical exploration of the most repercussive topics in modern Jewish history and thought. A sequel to Katz's National Jewish Book Award-winning study, Post-Holocaust Dialogues, this book identifies the main issues in the contemporary Jewish intellectual universe and outlines a larger, more synthetic understanding of contemporary Jewish existence. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780814763544 9783110716924 |
DOI: | 10.18574/nyu/9780814763544.001.0001 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Steven T. Katz. |