LEADER 02554cam a2200409Ia 4500001 97694 005 20240621175814.0 008 040917s2002 xx rb 000 0 eng d 035 (OCoLC)ocm56528889 035 97694 049 LHMA 040 LHM |beng |erda |cLHM 090 B995.F334 |bA76 2002 100 1 Aronoff, Gordon, |d1968- 245 10 Holocaust and redemption : |bJewish identity in the thought of Emil L. Fackenheim / |cGordon Aronoff. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] : |b[publisher not identified], |c2002. 300 iv, 148 pages 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 502 Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2002. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-148). 520 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. 530 Electronic version(s) |bavailable internally at USHMM. 533 Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services, |d2004. |e22 cm. 590 Dissertations and Theses 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 600 10 Fackenheim, Emil L. |xCriticism and interpretation. 650 0 Jews |xIdentity. 650 0 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 650 0 Zionism. 856 41 |uhttp://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=727239551&sid=1&Fmt=6&clientId=54617&RQT=309&VName=PQD |zElectronic version from ProQuest 956 41 |u http://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib97694/MQ68374.pdf |z Hosted by USHMM. 994 X0 |bLHM 852 0 |bstacks |hB995.F334 |iA76 2002 852 |bwww 852 |bebook