The appropriation of the Holocaust into the Israeli national consciousness has always been proble... more The appropriation of the Holocaust into the Israeli national consciousness has always been problematic and painful. Following the realization of the Jewish state in 1948, the quest for cultural identity prompted only a reserved and diffident identification with Jewish history. Most Israelis viewed themselves as being the antithesis of the perennially homeless and persecuted Diaspora Jews. In particular, it was difficult to overcome their sense of massive victimization during World War II and reconcile it with the pride and assertiveness that followed the impressive triumphs and accomplishments of the young Jewish state. To be sure, the catastrophe of European Jewry and the building of a homeland in the land of Israel constitute two parallel courses in modern Jewish history, the former being the cataclysmic harvest of millennia of antisemitism whereas the latter was the culmination of a national revival inspired by the rise of modern western nationalism. The creation of Israel had li...
Avisar Ilan, !e national and the popular in Israeli cinema. “Images” vol. XXV, no. . Poznań ... more Avisar Ilan, !e national and the popular in Israeli cinema. “Images” vol. XXV, no. . Poznań . Adam Mickiewicz University Press. Pp. –. ISSN -X. DOI ./i.... ,e article examines Israeli cinema as a critical participant in the local drama of national ideology and national identity. Israeli -lmmakers have engaged in enunciating the national culture, in the context of the medium’s history, political ideologies, and the tension between high art and popular culture. ,e historical review of Israeli -lms shows dramatic changes over the years from nationalistic propaganda to radical critique and post-Zionism. Israeli cinema appears now to seek a constructive and fruitful dialogue with the viewers. In the recent wave of popular -lms, the national ideology is more conscious of its past mistakes and inherent de-ciencies; its presentation of national identity is less narrow and more open to alternative types, thereby suggesting new vistas of national culture.
... Screening the holocaust: Cinema's images of the unimaginable. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTO... more ... Screening the holocaust: Cinema's images of the unimaginable. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Avisar, Ilan (b. 1951, d. ----. ... PAGES (INTRO/BODY): xi,. SUBJECT(S):Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in motion pictures. DISCIPLINE: No discipline assigned. ...
The appropriation of the Holocaust into the Israeli national consciousness has always been proble... more The appropriation of the Holocaust into the Israeli national consciousness has always been problematic and painful. Following the realization of the Jewish state in 1948, the quest for cultural identity prompted only a reserved and diffident identification with Jewish history. Most Israelis viewed themselves as being the antithesis of the perennially homeless and persecuted Diaspora Jews. In particular, it was difficult to overcome their sense of massive victimization during World War II and reconcile it with the pride and assertiveness that followed the impressive triumphs and accomplishments of the young Jewish state. To be sure, the catastrophe of European Jewry and the building of a homeland in the land of Israel constitute two parallel courses in modern Jewish history, the former being the cataclysmic harvest of millennia of antisemitism whereas the latter was the culmination of a national revival inspired by the rise of modern western nationalism. The creation of Israel had li...
Avisar Ilan, !e national and the popular in Israeli cinema. “Images” vol. XXV, no. . Poznań ... more Avisar Ilan, !e national and the popular in Israeli cinema. “Images” vol. XXV, no. . Poznań . Adam Mickiewicz University Press. Pp. –. ISSN -X. DOI ./i.... ,e article examines Israeli cinema as a critical participant in the local drama of national ideology and national identity. Israeli -lmmakers have engaged in enunciating the national culture, in the context of the medium’s history, political ideologies, and the tension between high art and popular culture. ,e historical review of Israeli -lms shows dramatic changes over the years from nationalistic propaganda to radical critique and post-Zionism. Israeli cinema appears now to seek a constructive and fruitful dialogue with the viewers. In the recent wave of popular -lms, the national ideology is more conscious of its past mistakes and inherent de-ciencies; its presentation of national identity is less narrow and more open to alternative types, thereby suggesting new vistas of national culture.
... Screening the holocaust: Cinema's images of the unimaginable. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTO... more ... Screening the holocaust: Cinema's images of the unimaginable. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Avisar, Ilan (b. 1951, d. ----. ... PAGES (INTRO/BODY): xi,. SUBJECT(S):Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in motion pictures. DISCIPLINE: No discipline assigned. ...
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