From Catastrophe to Power - The Holocaust Survivors and the Emergence of Israel

Informationen zum Autor Idith Zertal ! an Israeli historian and essayist! is the author of several books and many articles on Jewish! Zionist! and Israeli history. She teaches history and cultural studies at The Hebrew University! Jerusalem! and at The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies! Herzliya. She has also been a visiting professor and senior research fellow in the United States! Europe! and Israel. Klappentext "This is a book that excels in depth and richness . . . to teach you that real history is an unending tragedy and anytime that we come closer to ourselves, everything is searing, everything is sublime. This is a book both searing and sublime."—Shimon Peres "In my opinion From Catastrophe to Power is the most remarkable book on the twisted relation between the Holocaust and the creation of the State of Israel. It brilliantly shows how a group of clever people, namely the Mossad, organized the clandestine Jewish immigration in Palestine from 1945 to 1948, paving a way for crude politics in the midst of tragedy."—Pierre Vidal-Naquet Zusammenfassung Interprets a much revered chapter in Jewish and Zionist history: the clandestine immigration to Palestine of Jewish refugees. This title scrutinizes the Mossad's mode of operation, its ideology and politics, its structure and history, and its collective human profile.

Product details

• Authors: Idith Zertal, Zertal Idith
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.10.1998
• EAN: 9780520215788
• ISBN: 978-0-520-21578-8
• No. of pages: 345
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Israel, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Jewish, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, General & world history, Jewish Studies, Second World War, The Holocaust, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Middle Eastern history, Palestine, General and world history, c 1940 to c 1949, Relating to Jewish people and groups, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater