Hebrew fiction in the post-Eichmann period
TitleHebrew fiction in the post-Eichmann period
Author
Call numberS994.004924/002
Object number01529kkk
Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Year of publication
2008
Dimensionspp37-45
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'The Australian Journal of Jewish Studies' Vol.XXIV: 2010 pp37-45
Description
Looks at a novel by Barov "The Brigade" (Pitzei Bagrut) who raises the moral dilemmas faced by Israeli Jews in relating to the Holocaust. The story is narrated by a young Israeli, serving in the Jewish Brigade in Europe at the end of World War II. "The Brigade" is the first serious inquiry in Israeli literature into the emotions of shame and repulsion towards the survivors of the Holocaust