The Holocaust's Jewish Calendars Keeping Time Sacred, Making Time Holy |
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| Author:
| Rosen, Alan |
| Series title: | Jewish Literature and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-03827-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2019 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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1. This book explores time and calendar consciousness among Jewish victims of Holocaust, where the struggle over control of chronology became vital. It highlights the significance of the calendar in responding to oppression.
2. This research adds an important human dimension to the risks Jews took as they tracked time in a period where they were being systematically annihilated, and argues that the Jewish calendar is central to an understanding of this period of...
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1. This book explores time and calendar consciousness among Jewish victims of Holocaust, where the
struggle over control of chronology became vital. It highlights the significance of the calendar in responding to oppression.
2. This research adds an important human dimension to the risks Jews took as they tracked time in a period where they were being systematically annihilated, and argues that the Jewish calendar is central to an understanding of this period of history.
3. Author Alan Rosen is a senior scholar who focuses on Holocaust literature and testimony.