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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
New York University Press
2007, ©2007
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | xxviii, 283 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 0814752179 9780814752173 |