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

• Autore: Goldberg Michael <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (325 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.3/11
• Soggetto topico: Exodus, The -- History of doctrines; Holocaust (Jewish theology); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence; Jews -- Identity; Judaism -- 20th century
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Why Should Jews Survive
• ISBN: 0-19-979258-5; 0-19-531357-7; 1-4294-0680-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777628303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II