The Jews and their God during the Holocaust
By: Gerald Darring
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016
Place of publication: North Charleston, South Carolina]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9781532838279
Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Personal narratives; Religious aspects; Holocauste, 1939-1945; Récits personnels; Aspect religieux; War
Description: Scholars have argued for decades that the Holocaust was a unique event not just in Jewish history but in all of human history. The Jews caught up in the event knew as it was unfolding that Jews had never faced anything like this before. How does one make sense of such a unique event? And most importantly for a people raised in a religiously charged environment: How does one understand God's relationship to the event? -- From the back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. Ani Ma'amin "The people believed" (Exodus 4:31); title: 2. Hester Panim "I will surely hide my face" (Deuteronomy 31:18); title: 3. Malachim and Neviim "I'm sending my messenger" (Malachi 3:1); title: 4. Nes "The Lord . turned the sea into dry land; and the waters were divided" (Exodus 14:21); title: 5. Amidah "The Lord will battle for you" (Exodus 14:14); title: 6. Shekinah "The Lord your God [is] in your midst" (Deuteronomy 6:15); title: 7. Akedah "Do not lay your hand on the boy" (Genesis 22:12); title: 8. Israel "You have striven with God and with humans" (Genesis 32:29).