From the memory of rescue to the institution of the title of "Righteous"
TitelFrom the memory of rescue to the institution of the title of "Righteous"
Forfatter
Call number364.151/0027
Objektnummer08463a
UdgivelsesstedNew York, New York, United States
UdgiverColumbia University Press
Udgivelsesår
2011
Pagineringpp19-32
MaterialeArticle
SerieThe CERI comparative politics and international studies series
ISBN9780231701723
NoterArticle from the book'Resisting genocide: the multiple forms of rescue' pp19-32
Beskrivelse
Retraces the creation of the title of "Righteous among the Nations" in Israel in the 1950s, to honour those non-Jews who saved Jews by risking their lives. Whereas this title was created by Israel as a foreign policy tool, today it is perceived by most governments and organisations that use it as a domestic policy tool, particularly in the management of inter-ethnic relations
