Language:
English
Year of publication:
2003
Titel der Quelle:
Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
17,3 (2003) 430-458
Keywords:
Mizrachi-Hapoel Hamizrachi
;
ha-Poʻel ha-mizraḥi
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
;
Holocaust (Jewish theology)
;
Religious Zionism History
Abstract:
The wartime response of Religious (Orthodox) Zionists in Palestine to the Holocaust, rather than being sustained or systematic, was spontaneous, and was often expressed in the daily press. They saw the tribulations of the Jewish people as signs of redemption, heralding the Messiah. Although this perspective was shared by some Ultra-Orthodox rabbis, Religious Zionists stressed that Jews should take action by settling in the Land of Israel. Initially, Religious Zionists also shared the retributive punishment model, i.e. the view that the Jews were being punished by God. The tendency among both groups of religious Jews to resort to complex explanations, or more than one model, indicates the inadequacy of any single one. However, they shared the conclusion that the Holocaust did not present a new challenge to faith. In the postwar period, the reward-punishment model has been rejected by members of both groups. A different reaction resorts to the "hester panim" (divine hiddenness) explanation.
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In Hebrew:
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"בין מסורת לחידוש; מחקרים ביהדות, ציונות ומדינת ישראל" (תשסה) 321-344
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