America 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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Levitt, Laura, 1960- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press c2007.
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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
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (311 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-271) and index.
ISBN:9780814753385
9780814752319