La Shoah dans la trame générale de l’histoire d’Israël à l’époque contemporaine : approches et dilemmes des principaux historiens
This article examines the integration of the Holocaust in the works of some of the most well-known historians (Yitzhak/Fritz Baer, Ben-Zion Dinur/Dinaburg, Salo Wittmayer Baron and Jacob Katz) in general, and in a series of much used comprehensive histories (by Ismar/Yitzhak Moshe Elbogen, Cecil/Bet...
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2008
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| On-line přístup: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Shrnutí: | This article examines the integration of the Holocaust in the works of some of the most well-known historians (Yitzhak/Fritz Baer, Ben-Zion Dinur/Dinaburg, Salo Wittmayer Baron and Jacob Katz) in general, and in a series of much used comprehensive histories (by Ismar/Yitzhak Moshe Elbogen, Cecil/Betzalel Roth, Raphael Mahler, Shmuel Ettinger, Howard Morley Sachar and some less professional ones) in particular.The examination reveals the following : a) that there is a huge gap between the declared importance attributed to the Holocaust and the actual minimal space given to it (several pages only) and real integration of the multiple aspects of this event into the variety of developments of modern Jewish history in the histories themselves ; b) that all histories – with no difference between those written in or outside Israel – perceive the Holocaust as the ultimate culmination of “anti-semitism” and as the debacle of emancipation ; c) that the Holocaust is always brought together with the national resurrection in the form of the establishment of the State of Israel ; d) that the only historical question asked is : what caused the catastrophic assault on the Jews ? As far as the “Jewish” dimension of the Holocaust is concerned, only the issues of Jewish resistance to persecution and the historical “lesson” to be learned from the Holocaust regarding the situation of the Jews in western society are raised.Thus, the Holocaust is depicted in a one-dimensional way, much different from its picture as emerging from the studies produced by the research circle which focuses on Jewish society during the period itself. Consequently, it can be stated that the findings of Holocaust researchers have not really penetrated into the genre of comprehensive works on Jewish history. Therefore, this should be a challenge for future historians. |
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