Wrestling with God: Jewish Theological Responses during and after the HolocaustSteven T. Katz, Shlomo Biderman, Gershon Greenberg Oxford University Press, 2007 M01 4 - 704 pages This volume presents a wide-ranging selection of Jewish theological responses to the Holocaust. It will be the most complete anthology of its sort, bringing together for the first time: (1) a large sample of ultra-orthodox writings, translated from the Hebrew and Yiddish; (2) a substantial selection of essays by Israeli authors, also translated from the Hebrew; (3) a broad sampling of works written in English by American and European authors. These diverse selections represent virtually every significant theological position that has been articulated by a Jewish thinker in response to the Holocaust. Included are rarely studied responses that were written while the Holocaust was happening. |
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... gentile world provoked persecution, because gentiles interpreted assimilation as an underhanded attempt to derive benefits from the Church while weakening Christianity.23 Others spoke on a theological level. Wasserman and Unsdorfer ...
... gentile world provoked persecution, because gentiles interpreted assimilation as an underhanded attempt to derive benefits from the Church while weakening Christianity.23 Others spoke on a theological level. Wasserman and Unsdorfer ...
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... gentiles. 6. A second meaning of ''Jacob's thigh'' is: Support of the Torah. This is the strengthening of Torah, the support of those who study Torah, and making provisions for studying Torah in peace. This is something that existed ...
... gentiles. 6. A second meaning of ''Jacob's thigh'' is: Support of the Torah. This is the strengthening of Torah, the support of those who study Torah, and making provisions for studying Torah in peace. This is something that existed ...
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... gentile. The gentiles are driving us back. It is said in the name of the Gaon [dean of scholars Yosef Dov Ber Soloveichik], the author of Beit Halevi, of blessed memory: It is written, ''He who separates between light and darkness and ...
... gentile. The gentiles are driving us back. It is said in the name of the Gaon [dean of scholars Yosef Dov Ber Soloveichik], the author of Beit Halevi, of blessed memory: It is written, ''He who separates between light and darkness and ...
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... gentiles. These are the lost ones. Nobody knows any more that they are from the seed of Israel. The shepherds who make a living from the sheep—''Ye did eat the fat, and ye clothed you with the wool'' [Ezekiel 34:3]—are supposed to watch ...
... gentiles. These are the lost ones. Nobody knows any more that they are from the seed of Israel. The shepherds who make a living from the sheep—''Ye did eat the fat, and ye clothed you with the wool'' [Ezekiel 34:3]—are supposed to watch ...
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... gentiles have idle time. When a gentile finishes his work he has nothing to do. So he must find various games and amusements to spend the time. A Jew does not have any idle time. When he finishes work, he has another obligation: the ...
... gentiles have idle time. When a gentile finishes his work he has nothing to do. So he must find various games and amusements to spend the time. A Jew does not have any idle time. When he finishes work, he has another obligation: the ...
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Israeli Responses during and following the War | 203 |
European and American Responses during and following the War | 353 |
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