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- Many thinkers consider Emil L. Fackenheim's post-1967 thought marginal because it seeks to uncover religious meaning in the events of the Holocaust and the founding of the State of Israel. I find Fackenheim's later thought to be of compelling relevance for North American Jewry precisely because the Holocaust and the State of Israel are two major wellsprings of contemporary Jewish identity. I contend that a renewed encounter with Fackenheim can indeed be fruitful for North American Jews. This study will present facets of Fackenheim's thinking in a way that points to their relevance to questions of Jewish identity today. I will show that Fackenheim's attempts to uncover religious and philosophical meaning in the Holocaust and the founding of the State of Israel-however incomplete and problematic his formulations may be-are important for contemporary North American Jews seeking to come to terms with these two monumental events of the twentieth century.
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- Book
- Published
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002
- Notes
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Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-148).
Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Dissertation Services, 2004. 22 cm.
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- English
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Electronic version from ProQuest
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- iv, 148 pages
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