THE HOLOCAUST IS OVER; WE MUST RISE FROM ITS ASHES.

red hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks brand new. nice clean copy. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwr. very fine cond., mint cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. first edition so stated (FPu in English 2008). first printing ( # 1 in # line). gift quality. xvii+253p. notes. index. world history. history of israel. jewish history. world war ii. cold war. holocaust. politics. foreign affairs. anti~semitism. arabs. islam. bible. judaism. racism. nazism. palestinian territories. second temple. poland. zionism. "AVRAHAM BURG, former speaker of the Knesset turned political dissenter, meditates on the current position of Israel and that of the Jewish people worldwide, putting forth the radical notion that Jewish society must stop living in the shadow of the Holocaust. He shows that the Jewish people have been traumatized and therefore have lost the ability to trust themselves, their neighbors, and the world around them. This distrust has led to growing nationalism and the violence that is plaguing Israel and reverberating worldwide. By dwelling on its victimhood, Burg explains, Jewish society fails to define itself by its positive attributes, and inhibits its own ability to move forward. Though it is important to honor the memory of victims and survivors, Burg argues that the Jewish community must not isolate itself by constantly mourning the past and fearing the future. Burg uses his own family history~his parents were Holocaust survivors~to inform his innovative views on what the Jewish people need to do in order to live in peace with their Arab neighbors and feel comfortable in the world at large. Thought provoking, moving, and original, this book will challenge and inspire generations to come .…