The Creation of the Title of Righteous Among the Nations

The expression of “Righteous among the Nations” is nowadays frequently referred to even by historians or social scientists. But this current use has not been put into perspective. There has been no study or analysis of the creation of the expression which refers to the institutional  title. Rather...

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Publicado en:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/bcrfj,
Autor Principal: Gensburger, Sarah
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado: Bulletin du Centre de recherche français à Jérusalem 2007
Acceso en liña:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:The expression of “Righteous among the Nations” is nowadays frequently referred to even by historians or social scientists. But this current use has not been put into perspective. There has been no study or analysis of the creation of the expression which refers to the institutional  title. Rather than sustained studies, there have predominantly been opinions on the matter. In his study of the “American Experience of the Holocaust”, the one main author to attempt analysis, Peter Novick, deno...