Double Takes: Thinking and Rethinking Issues of Modern Judaism in Ancient Contexts (Studies in the Shoah Series) - Softcover

Garber, Zev; Zuckerman, Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076182894X ISBN 13: 9780761828945

Publisher: University Press of America, 2004

Synopsis

This book comprises a series of ten essays written by the authors both individually and collaboratively. While the subjects of these essays are wide ranging, they share a common recognition that issues at the forefront of contemporary Jewish thought must be measured against the background of ancient traditions that revisit rabbinic and biblical times and beyond. The intent of these essays is to illustrate how shadows of longstanding traditions continue to shade current perceptions. The book appears in the Studies in the Shoah series as volume 26.

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Review:

'Two for the price of one, ' we sometimes say to signify an exceptional value. Zev Garber's and Bruce Zuckerman's 'Double Takes' has that special quality. Probing key aspects of the Holocaust, looking before and after that watershed event, these two creative and thoughtful scholars take their readers to and fro in the most insightful ways. Those who have followed their previous work will not be surprised by the excellence of these pages, but they will be challenged and better informed after reading them. For those who have not met this duo before, a memorable journey of intellect and spirit awaits.--John K. Roth, Claremont McKenna College

Garber and Zuckerman have brought together incisive and provocative essays on various aspects of the Holocaust. The opening chapter on the term 'holocaust' is a gem and should be required reading in any Holocaust course. The chapters on the Auschwitz Convent Controversy and the Rabin Assassination are equally excellent. The volume as a whole will stimulate fresh thinking on many central issues surrounding Holocaust Studies.--John T. Pawlikowski, O.S.M, Ph.D., SHOFAR

The first chapter on Holocaust/Shoah should be required reading for any undergraduate or, indeed, graduate student in any field of study...--Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal Of Jewish Studies

Garber and Zuckerman are prolific authors with a broad command of Jewish history, literature, and theology....With respect to the Shoah, the authors' most sustained reflection focuses on the political, psychological, and theological problems with the word "Holocaust"....their patient analysis of its history and connotations is a valuable corrective to the often-facile use of a complex term. Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers.--S. Gowler, Berea College "CHOICE "

About the Author:

Zev Garber is Professor and Chair of Jewish Studies at Los Angeles Valley College. Additionally, he is Editor-in-Chief of Studies in the Shoah series (University Press of America) and co-editor of Shofar, a quarterly interdisciplinary journal of Jewish Studies. Bruce Zuckerman is Associate Professor in the School of Religion, Director of the Archaeological Research Collection, and Director of the West Semitic Research Project at the University of Southern California. He holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from Yale University.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 076182894X
• ISBN 13: 9780761828945
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238