| Description |
xxi, 196 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Foreword Richard L. Rubenstein -- Introduction -- Part I. The Holocaust in Contemporary American Culture: 1. The nativization of the Holocaust -- 2. The uniqueness and universality of the Holocaust -- 3. Public commemoration of the Holocaust -- 4. Is the centrality of the Holocaust overemphasized? Two dialogues -- 5. Issues in teaching the Holocaust -- 6. What we should teach our children -- 7. The shadows of the Holocaust -- Part II. Jewish Thought and Modern History: 8. Franz Rosenzweig and Martin Buber Reconsidered -- 9. The problem of pluralism in contemporary orthodoxy: philosophy and politics -- 10. From Auschwitz to Oslo: the journey of Elie Wiesel -- 11. Jacob Neusner and the renewal of an ever-dying people -- 12. Political Zionism's would-be successors: sectarianism, Messianism, nationalism, and secularism -- 13. The situation of the American Jew -- Notes -- Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-184) and index |
| Subject |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Public opinion.
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Jews -- Attitudes.
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Jews -- United States -- Attitudes.
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Judaism -- 20th century.
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Public opinion -- United States.
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| LC no. |
90036149 |
| ISBN |
052138057X (hardback) |
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