Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
1998
Titel der Quelle:
יהדות זמננו; שנתון לעיון ולמחקר
Angaben zur Quelle:
11-12 (תשנח) 155-206
Keywords:
Beth Jacob Central Administration
;
Holocaust (Jewish theology)
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Historiography
;
Martyrdom Judaism
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
;
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Social conditions
Abstract:
Examines the Jewish Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) collective memory of the Holocaust as reflected during the 1960s-70s in the monthly journal "Beit Yaakov", published by Agudath Israel, and in the periodical "Diglenu" of its youth movement Zeirei Agudath Israel (both published in Israel). States that rather than emphasizing the guilt of the Zionists in regard to rescue attempts during the Holocaust - as many scholars have claimed - the items in these periodicals focus on depicting the Holocaust events according to traditional ultra-Orthodox concepts, thereby infusing the events with religious significance. Problematic aspects of Rabbi Kalonymus Klemish Shapira's exemplary leadership are presented in a non-challenging way as part of the attempt to reinforce the status of other leading rabbinical figures, who unlike Rabbi Shapira (who stayed with his congregation and perished in 1944) saved themselves by escaping. Concludes that the emphasis on episodes that vindicate the ultra-Orthodox system of values, even in the midst of the greatest horrors, actually represses the authentic voices of the Holocaust victims.
Note:
בכתב-העת החרדי "בית יעקב" שיצא לאור בין השנים תשי"ט-תש"ם.
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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