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American Jewish loss after the Holocaust /
Many of us belong to communities that have been scarred by terrible calamities. And many of us come from families that have suffered grievous losses. How we reflect on these legacies of loss and the ways they inform each other are the questions Laura Levitt takes up in this provocative and passionat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Many of us belong to communities that have been scarred by terrible calamities. And many of us come from families that have suffered grievous losses. How we reflect on these legacies of loss and the ways they inform each other are the questions Laura Levitt takes up in this provocative and passionate book. An American Jew whose family was not directly affected by the Holocaust, Levitt grapples with the challenges of contending with ordinary Jewish loss. She suggests that although the memory of the Holocaust may seem to overshadow all other kinds of loss for American Jews, it can also open up p. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 283 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814752319 0814752314 9780814753385 0814753388 |