Abstract
Surveys ultra-Orthodox historiography on the Holocaust and textbooks on this topic (aimed largely at Orthodox womens' educational institutions) written mainly in the 1980s-90s. Focuses on a substantial number of these writings which maintain a complex relationship with academic research on the subject. Orthodox historiography was conceived in part as a counterhistory to "Zionist" historiography; it contrasts the behavior of Orthodox Jews during the Holocaust (heroism, rescue efforts, etc.) with that of Zionist leaders. Many Orthodox texts are remarkable for their ahistorical approach to the Holocaust, but there is a gradual rapprochement taking place of Orthodox historiography with academic research. Focuses on writings by Ruth Lichtenstein, Dina Spiegel, and Esther Farbstein as most typical of recent Orthodox Holocaust historiography.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 321-375 |
| Number of pages | 55 |
| Journal | Yad Vashem Studies |
| Volume | 29 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
Bibliographical note
See also in Hebrew.RAMBI Publications
- RAMBI Publications
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Historiography
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Israel -- Influence
- Ultra-Orthodox Jews -- Israel -- Social conditions
- Ultra-Orthodox Jews -- Relations -- Zionism