

An edition of Repentance for the Holocaust (2017)
Lessons from Jewish Thought for Confronting the German Past
By C. K. Martin Chung
Publish Date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Language
eng
Pages
376
Description:
"Develops the biblical idea of "turning" (tshuvah) into a conceptual framework to analyze a particular area of contemporary German history, commonly referred to as Vergangenheitsbewältigung or "coming to terms with the past." Chung examines a selection of German responses to the Nazi past, their interaction with the victims' responses, such as those from Jewish individuals, and their correspondence with biblical repentance. In demonstrating the victims' influence on German responses, Chung asserts that the phenomenon of Vergangenheitsbewältigung can best be understood in a relational, rather than a national, paradigm"--
subjects: Holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), Repentance, Public opinion, germany, Moral and ethical aspects, Influence, Judaism, Memory, Historiography, German Foreign public opinion, Public opinion, Ethics, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), German Public opinion, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst00958866, Religious aspects, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst00958866 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00958866