Israel
TitleIsrael
Author
Call number940.5318/0385
Object number06034ak
Place of publicationOxford, England
PublisherOxford University Press
Year of publication
2010
Physical descriptionpp575-589
MaterialArticle
Series titleOxford handbooks
ISBN9780199211869
NotesArticle from the book ' The Oxford Handbook of Holocaust Studies' pp575-589
Description
Nowhere have the Holocaust's impacts been more decisive and long-lasting than in Israel. Shows how Zionists wanted to make Israel a haven for Jews, a need exacerbated by the Holocaust. Israel's establishment intensified debate about how the Holocaust should be remembered, and shows how memory of the Holocaust remains decisive in Israeli identity and policy