Lacking access to the rich heritage of East European Jewry, the Sabras' expressive repertoire was more restricted than their parents' repertoire. Drawing on personal letters, literary works, and editorials, Shapira reflects on the primary role of the youth movements in shaping the Sabras' world view. The participants in the Shdemot circle turned to the Midrash to renew their link to an abandoned heritage. Now past middle age, they continue to contribute to public debate in Israel. He describes an Israeli adaptation of Euripides' The Trojan Women , a play that is critical of war, and then draws some parallels between Euripides and biblical passages, particularly Deborah's Song and the story of Dinah.
Films illuminate the national narrative.
Her analysis also includes some rich insights into gendered aspects of Israeli identity. Neither camp, according to Levy, should regard itself as the exclusive repository of Jewish culture. In the last decade, art by children of Holocaust survivors draws in a more overt way on personal experiences of growing up in the shadow of the Holocaust. This concludes In Search of Identity . While the collection does not end with a concluding chapter, I did not feel the need for one.