Between involuntary and voluntary memories: a case study of Holocaust education in Israel

Reviews the history of Holocaust education in Israel, placing it into periods to capture the major turning points in public attitudes about the Holocaust. She employs the distinction between voluntary and involuntary memory to guide the discussion. She explores the increasingly prominant role of the Holocaust in Israeli national identity, and the major turning points, from the Eichmann trial, through the Six-Day War, to Likud's election. Gross explores ongoing dilemmas in Israel's relationship to the Holcaust and education about it.