British Jewry and the Holocaust
British Jewry and the Holocaust
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USDThis is the first book to examine the response of the British Jewish community to the destruction of the Jewish community of mainland Europe in World War II. Richard Bolchover charts the response of leading Jews and of Jewish organisations to the unfolding tragedy of Europe's Jews. In the process he raises controversial questions about the Anglo-Jewish community's priorities, and the way in which it organised itself. This study of Jewish political thoughts and culture marks a serious and provocative departure from the traditionally dominant trend in Anglo-Jewish historiography.
- Major new study of an important British response to central historical event of the twentieth century
- Bolchover's analysis of British Jewry's political culture will inevitably cause controversy, and should generate very wide review coverage
- Should appeal to non-specialist audience within Jewish community
Reviews & endorsements
"A comprehensive though succinct work." The Canadian Jewish News
"Bolchover joins an interesting and active generation of scholars who have been revising the whig interpretation of Jewish history as the story of the triumph of liberalism and toleration. ... Bolchover is a sohisticated analyst." Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Product details
June 1993Hardback
9780521432344
224 pages
235 × 155 × 19 mm
0.404kg
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. Knowing and Believing
- Part II. The Institutions: Introduction: The Anglo-Jewish Community
- 1. Communal priorities
- 2. The institutional response to the Holocaust
- Part III. The Ideologies: Introduction: social and political philosophies
- 3. The politics of hope
- 4. The politics of fear
- 5. The Jewish fighting model
- Conclusion
