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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451695503321

Autore

Goldberg Michael <1950->

Titolo

Why Should Jews Survive? [[electronic resource] ] : Looking Past the Holocaust toward a Jewish Future

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1996

ISBN

0-19-531357-7

1-4294-0680-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Disciplina

296.3/11

Soggetti

Exodus, The -- History of doctrines

Holocaust (Jewish theology)

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence

Jews -- Identity

Judaism -- 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Contents; 1. A Tale of Two Stories: Exodus vs. Holocaust; 2. Surviving the Holocaust: What Survived? How? And Nu . . . ?; 3. The Holocaust Cult; 4. Is the Only Good God a Dead God?; 5. A New Sinai, a New Torah, and the 614th Commandment; 6. The Household of Israel: Is Anybody Home Besides Anne Frank and Eleazar ben Ya'ir?; 7. Why Should Jews Survive?; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the fifty years since the Holocaust, the Jewish People have felt one overriding concern: survival. The ghosts of the murdered six million, along with the living generation of survivors, have called out the unifying chant, ""never again."" In 1948, this concern found a second focus in the state of Israel, the ultimate refuge of Jews worldwide. But Rabbi Michael Goldberg finds that these twin pillars of Jewish identity are brittle, and have already begun to crumble; they will not be enough to support or sustain the next generation. The time has come to answer the question: Why should Jews sur