The Holocaust in contemporary Israeli Haredi popular religion

Kimmy Caplan

doi:10.1093/mj/22.2.142

The Holocaust in contemporary Israeli Haredi popular religion

Kimmy Caplan

Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry

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Abstract

A preliminary survey of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) popular publications since the 1980s indicates changes in the way Haredi society grapples with the Holocaust. Stresses that religious views are being influenced from below, not by religious authorities, and express a variety of views. One key change has been a shift from blaming the Zionist movement and its leadership for the severity of the Holocaust. Some of these developments reflect the views of those who did not experience the Holocaust because they were born later. Notes different types of literature (e.g. weekly Torah portion pamphlets) that can be studied to cast light on the topic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	142-168
Number of pages	27
Journal	Modern Judaism
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mj/22.2.142
State	Published - 2002

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Funding Information:
This article is a chapter in a comprehensive study on popular religion and culture in Israeli Haredi society. It is based upon a lecture delivered at a con- ference on “The Holocaust in Jewish History,” Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, January 1999, and an article in Hebrew scheduled to appear in the proceedings of this conference. This study was supported by research grants from the International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, 2000; the Yitz-hak Rabin Center for Israel Studies, Tel-Aviv, 1999–2001; and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, 2001–2002. I express my gratitude to the Harvard College Library for its permission to quote from its audiotape collection, and the staff of the Jewish department of the library and of the Harvard language laboratories for their ongoing assistance. These audiotapes are cited by their archival marking plus the letters HCL. Two technical notes: typographical errors in source texts are placed in round brackets and my corrections and remarks appear in square brackets. Emphasis in quotations appeared in the original. Finally, I thank Israel Bartal, Yoram Bilu, Richelle Budd Caplan, Steven Katz, Dan Michman, and David Silberklang for their comments and criticism on earlier drafts of this article.

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This article is a chapter in a comprehensive study on popular religion and culture in Israeli Haredi society. It is based upon a lecture delivered at a con- ference on “The Holocaust in Jewish History,” Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, January 1999, and an article in Hebrew scheduled to appear in the proceedings of this conference. This study was supported by research grants from the International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, 2000; the Yitz-hak Rabin Center for Israel Studies, Tel-Aviv, 1999–2001; and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, 2001–2002. I express my gratitude to the Harvard College Library for its permission to quote from its audiotape collection, and the staff of the Jewish department of the library and of the Harvard language laboratories for their ongoing assistance. These audiotapes are cited by their archival marking plus the letters HCL. Two technical notes: typographical errors in source texts are placed in round brackets and my corrections and remarks appear in square brackets. Emphasis in quotations appeared in the original. Finally, I thank Israel Bartal, Yoram Bilu, Richelle Budd Caplan, Steven Katz, Dan Michman, and David Silberklang for their comments and criticism on earlier drafts of this article.

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International Institute for Holocaust Research

RAMBI Publications

RAMBI Publications
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Israel -- Influence
Ultra-Orthodox Jews -- Israel -- Social conditions
Holocaust (Jewish theology)

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