| Description |
vi, 310 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Contains papers presented at 2 conferences entitled "Jewish thought after the Holocaust," held in Ashkelon, Israel, in 1999 and 2001. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Is there a religious meaning to the idea of a chosen people after the Shoah? / Eliezer Schweid -- The issue of confirmation and disconfirmation in Jewish thought after the Shoah / Steven T. Katz -- Philosophical and midrashic thinking on the fateful events of Jewish history / Joseph A. Turner -- The Holocaust : lessons, explanation, meaning / Shalom Rosenberg -- Between Holocaust and redemption : silence, cognition, and eclipse / Gershon Greenberg -- Ultra-Orthodox Jewish thought about the Holocaust since World War II : the radicalized aspect / Gershon Greenberg -- Theological reflections on the Holocaust : between unity and controversy / Michael Rosenak -- Building amidst devastation : halakic historical observations on marriage during the Holocaust / Ester Farbstein -- Two Jewish approaches to evil in history / Zev Harvey -- A call to humility and Jewish unity in the aftermath of the Holocaust / Shmuel Jakobovits -- Is there a religious meaning to the rebirth of the state of Israel after the Shoah? / Shalom Ratzabi -- The concept of exile as a model for dealing with the Holocaust / Yehoyada Amir -- Is there a theological connection between the Holocaust and the reestablishment of the state of Israel? / David Novak -- The Holocaust and the state of Israel : a historical view of their impact on and meaning for the understanding of the behavior of Jewish religious movements / Dan Michman -- Theology and the Holocaust : the presence of God and diving [i.e. divine] providence in history from the perspective of religious Zionism / Yosef Achituv -- Educational implications of Holocaust and rebirth / Tova Ilan. |
| Subject |
Holocaust (Jewish theology) -- Congresses.
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Holocaust (Jewish theology) |
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence -- Congresses.
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Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945) |
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Israel -- History -- Religious aspects -- Judaism -- Congresses.
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Israel. |
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History. |
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Judaism. |
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Jodendom. |
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Theologie. |
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Holocaust. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Katz, Steven T., 1944-
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| ISBN |
0814747841 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780814747841 cloth alkaline paper |
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