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Download for print-disabled. Check nearby libraries Library. Share this book Facebook. Last edited by ImportBot. October 22, History. This edition was published in by Hill and Wang in New York. Written in English — pages. Not in Library. Libraries near you: WorldCat. The seventh million: the Israelis and the Holocaust , Hill and Wang. Places Israel. On Prophets Street in downtown Jerusalem there was, in the s, a small and romantic-looking stone house shaded by pine trees. New York Times review.

Classifications Library of Congress D Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Haim Watzman Goodreads Author Translation. The Seventh Million is the first book to show the decisive impact of the Holocaust on the identity, ideology, and politics of Israel.

Drawing on diaries, interviews, and thousands of declassified documents, Segev reconsiders the major struggles and personalities of Israel's past, including Ben-Gurion, Begin, and Nahum Goldmann, and argues that the nation's legacy has, at c The Seventh Million is the first book to show the decisive impact of the Holocaust on the identity, ideology, and politics of Israel.

Drawing on diaries, interviews, and thousands of declassified documents, Segev reconsiders the major struggles and personalities of Israel's past, including Ben-Gurion, Begin, and Nahum Goldmann, and argues that the nation's legacy has, at critical moments - the Exodus affair, the Eichmann trial, the case of John Demjanjuk - have been molded and manipulated in accordance with the ideological requirements of the state. The Seventh Million uncovers a vast and complex story and reveals how the bitter events of decades past continue to shape the experiences not just of individuals but of a nation.

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Shelves: israel , jewish , holocaust , readablenonfiction , thought-provoking. A few questions raised by this book: 1.

If Ben Gurion could realistically save only a limited number of Jews from the Holocaust, should he have simply saved whoever he could or tried to select those who would most benefit the struggling community in Palestine?

Does Israel's accepting war reparations funding from Germany imply that the losses of the Holocaust can be compensated? Does this absolve Germany of their responsibility? What should take precedence -- the practical benefits of accepting reparations, or the moral high ground?

Was Rudolph Kastner a hero for successfully negotiating with Eichmann to save a number of Hungarian Jews, or was he a villain for collaborating with the Nazis as well as keeping the rest of the Hungarian Jews uninformed and allowing them to go to their deaths? Was Eichmann a devil, or was he simply a product of his environment? To what extent was the cooperation of Jews who worked for the Nazis Judenrat, Sonderkommando responsible for the Holocaust? Should Israel's response to the Holocaust be a preoccupation with self-protection, or should it be a preoccupation with preserving democracy, even when it comes to offering freedom to those whose presence appears to pose a threat?

At what point can Israel's self-protective actions be criticized as resembling Nazi behavior? Of course, no one can truly answer these questions. Segev explores these issues and others in depth, though, by offering a great deal of historical detail on these events which give the reader much food for thought.

If I were being entirely objective, I would probably award this book five stars. The breadth of Segev's research and his ability to communicate so much relevant information in a clear and engaging manner, even in translation, is truly commendable. The book was long without being repetitive; it consistently informed and expanded my horizons. I had to take off a star, though, for what I saw as an extremely, sometimes gratuitously, cynical attitude toward figures and institutions Israelis hold dear.

Concerning both Ben Gurion and Begin, Segev attributed self-serving political motives to actions that are usually viewed as ideologically driven. While I wouldn't rule out the possibility of self-serving motives influencing these choices, I feel that self-serving motives can co-exist with purer ones, something Segev seems to overlook in painting a rather bleak picture of these figures.

And while most of Segev's information is relevant, he occasionally includes an anecdote about Ben Gurion or Begin which appears to serve exclusively ad hominem purposes. I felt this in particular when Segev described the creation of Yad Vashem. My husband, who read the book years ago, offered what I thought was an apt analogy, that of attending a wedding.

When you attend a wedding, you enjoy the lovely party, the ambiance, the fact that everyone looks happy, etc. In all likelihood, the family hosting the wedding went through a great deal of tension and conflict around the details; as a guest, though, you don't need to know all that and can simply enjoy the experience at face value.

Similarly, Yad Vashem is a powerful monument to the Holocaust. Do I really need to know about all the pettiness and politics that went into creating it? I'm all for intellectual honesty, and I'm not advocating revisionism myself. Segev seems to have a need to show us the dark and seamy side of things, though, and I'm not convinced that his views are any more balanced than the rosier ones.

That said, I think this book is a very important and worthy read for anyone interested in the history of Israel and in the impact of the Holocaust on Israeli consciousness. It manages to be both educational and accessible. Read it critically, but definitely read it if the subject interests you. EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! There are so many inaccuracies, and things not mentioned possibly intentionally , that it would take me a lot more time to explain than I want to spend talking about this rubbish book.

Those who are seriously interested in this general subject, and who demand the truth, should spend the time to research the whole subject properly, and find-out what the reality is. Books for People with Print Disabilities. Internet Archive Books.