Open Wounds: The Crisis of Jewish Thought in the Aftermath of the Holocaust, David Patterson (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2006), xiii + 338 pp., cloth 50.00.Wrestling with the Angel: Toward a Jewish Understanding of the Nazi Assault on the Name, David Patterson (St. Paul, MN: Paragon House, 2006), xxv + 251 pp., pbk. 19.95
Open Wounds and Wrestling with the Angel are companion volumes about Jewish approaches to understanding the Holocaust and its legacy. Wrestling with the Angel deals with very specific aspects of Jewish life and tradition, such as matrilineal descent, Sabbath observance, Kiddush HaShem (martyrdom), a...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2009
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2009, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 117-121 |
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| Summary: | Open Wounds and Wrestling with the Angel are companion volumes about Jewish approaches to understanding the Holocaust and its legacy. Wrestling with the Angel deals with very specific aspects of Jewish life and tradition, such as matrilineal descent, Sabbath observance, Kiddush HaShem (martyrdom), and the concept and practice of mitzvoth (good deeds performed as religious duty). Here Patterson suggests that the Nazi genocide against the Jews constituted an intentional and blasphemous attack on the God who institutes and commands these holy and life-sustaining practices. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/dcp012 |