In the Shadow of the Shoah

How the Holocaust enters American Jews' discourse about Israel

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1. In the Shadow of the Shoah: American Jews look at Israel Benyomin Hagalili <2016-06-28 Tue> Benyomin Hagalili In the Shadow of the Shoah: American Jews look at Israel <2016-06-28 Tue> 1 / 1
2. 1 CoverPage - This is my first presentation made with org-mode. The code is here: gist : https://gist.github.com/paynito/ e22b6002468109f626340a922455aab1 Benyomin Hagalili In the Shadow of the Shoah: American Jews look at Israel <2016-06-28 Tue> 1 / 1
3. 1 In the Shadow of the Shoah: American Jews look at Israel CoverPage - Beinart - Mallet - Wisse - Dershowitz 1991 Michels "Is America different?" Even the choice term, shoah or holocaust, reveals something about one’s orientation to Hebrew and the post-WWII state of which it is the official language. This essay seeks to find attitudes about the holocaust in readings assigned as exemplary of American Jews’ attitudes towards Israel at the Ben-Gurion University in 2016. This is my first presentation made with org-mode. The code is here: gist Grandmother saw communities disappear, felt better because of the existence of Israel. Benyomin Hagalili In the Shadow of the Shoah: American Jews look at Israel <2016-06-28 Tue> 1 / 1
4. Many Holocaust memorials in America, honor the dead by preventing another Holocaust. (p.7) Basic truth - "We are not history’s permanent victims." (p. 8) Jewish liberator at Aushwitz, "You’re too late." (Story told at AIPAC) (p. 31-32) F-15s over Aushwitz (p.33) 1970s Holocaust replaces Liberalism as the key for Amer. J. (p. 38-39) p. 74 The Holocaust is never far away. 96% of J. @ Saloniki killed Holocaust-to-Israel paradigm Holocaust may be inexplicable (but J. now lead normal lives in IL) p. 75 Losses and persecutions in American holocaust culture v. celebrations and victories in IL. Benyomin Hagalili In the Shadow of the Shoah: American Jews look at Israel <2016-06-28 Tue> 1 / 1
5. p. 85 These narratives (National Z. / European Secular Z. / Orthodox Religious Z. / Socialist Z.) are magnified by the backdrop of the Holocaust. p. 100 friend Susannah’s family (who she previously remembered for joining country club) was active in rescuing J. from Germany p. 101 Russian immigrants to US in the 1990s had survived Nazi invasion of Kiev p. 104 [1492 | Sephardic J. hist bracketed by | Holocaust] p. 105 I got out of there for this? -> do well in school p. 106 dealing w/ holocaust through art (2nd gen) Benyomin Hagalili In the Shadow of the Shoah: American Jews look at Israel <2016-06-28 Tue> 1 / 1
6. p. 7 Buchewald v. Latrun (erased / named war hero) p. 15 w/o the destruction of European Jewry who knows . . . liberal support . . . W. recognition p. 95 "J. have paid a heavy price in the past for their ethnocentrism." & "Why were 6 million fed into the ovens?" p. 205 Beth Wegner - J. before WWII p. 206 background of holocaust : 1 side of Atlantic = acceptance / other side genocide p. 209 Holocaust as t. demarcation for Europe, What about more benign present? Benyomin Hagalili In the Shadow of the Shoah: American Jews look at Israel <2016-06-28 Tue> 1 / 1