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Remembering Palestine in 1948 : beyond national narratives
\"The war of 1948 in Palestine is a conflict whose history has been written primarily from the national point of view. This book asks what happens to these narratives when they arise out of the personal stories of those who were involved, stories that are still unfolding. Efrat Ben-Ze'ev examines the memories of those who participated and were affected by the events of 1948, and how these events have been mythologized over time. This is a three-way conversation between Palestinian villagers, Jewish-Israeli veterans, and British policemen who were stationed in Palestine on the eve of the war. Each has his or her story to tell. These small-scale truths shed new light on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as it was then and as it has become\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Making of a Myth: The Story of Kfar Etzion in Religious Zionism 1948–1967
The story of Kfar Etzion in Israel's War of Independence represents the constitutive heroic myth of the religious-Zionist community. No other event in the history of religious Zionism has grown to such mythical magnitude and had had such immense impact on the national-religious community in Israel as the story of Kfar Etzion. The article traces the origins and development of the myth and explains its central status in the ethos of religious-Zionist heroism. It explains the construction of the myth and its inculcation in the religious-Zionist Movement, and shows the close link between myth-making, memory, and the politics of the commemoration and historiography of the War of Independence. In presenting the elements of the Kfar Etzion myth within the religious value system, I show that it is not only a story of Zionist heroism, but primarily one that seeks to be a link in the historical chain of Jewish heroism and a core story in religious- Zionist history.
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Cultural memory and early civilization : writing, remembrance, and political imagination
\"Now available to an English-speaking audience, this book presents a groundbreaking theoretical analysis of memory, identity, and culture. It investigates how cultures remember, arguing that human memory exists and is communicated in two ways, namely inter-human interaction and in external systems of notation, such as writing, which can span generations. Dr. Assmann defines two theoretical concepts of cultural memory, differentiating between the long-term memory of societies, which can span up to 3,000 years, and communicative memory, which is typically restricted to 80-100 years. He applies this theoretical framework to case studies of four specific cultures, illustrating the function contexts and specific achievements, including the state, international law, religion, and science. Ultimately, his research demonstrates that memory is not simply a means of retaining information, but rather a force that can shape cultural identity and allow cultures to respond creatively to both daily challenges and catastrophic changes\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Remembering Palestine in 1948
The war of 1948 in Palestine is a conflict whose history has been written primarily from the national point of view. This book asks what happens when narratives of war arise out of personal stories of those who were involved, stories that are still unfolding. Efrat Ben-Ze'ev examines the memories of those who participated and were affected by the events of 1948, and how these events have been mythologized over time. This is a three-way conversation between Palestinian villagers, Jewish-Israeli veterans, and British policemen who were stationed in Palestine on the eve of the war. Each has his or her story to tell. These small-scale truths shed new light on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as it was then and as it has become.
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Diversity Within a Show of Unity: Commemorating the Balfour Declaration in Israel (1917–2017)
The article analyzes the way in which Jewish and Israeli institutions commemorated the Balfour Declaration from its inception to the 100th anniversary in 2017 with particular emphasis on the 1967 Jubilee celebrations. In contrast to the government's desire to use the event as a vehicle to strengthen the state's legitimacy and validate the hegemony of the Labor-oriented Zionist leadership, the event reflected political and ideological fragmentation.
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Unpacking the Unspoken: Silence in Collective Memory and Forgetting
Collective memory quite naturally brings to mind notions of mnemonic speech and representation. In this article, however, we propose that collective silences be thought of as a rich and promising arena through which to understand how groups deal with their collective pasts. In so doing, we explore two types of silence: overt silence and covert silence, and suggest that each may be used to enhance either memory or forgetting. We illustrate our conceptual scheme using data on the commemoration of slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
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Construction of the Israeli-Jewish Conflict-Supportive Narrative and the Struggle Over Its Dominance
Societies involved in intractable conflicts form a conflict-supporting master narrative that provides justification and explanation of the conflict as a whole as well as narratives about its specific events and relevant persons. Both types of narratives fulfill important functions in satisfying the basic sociopsychological needs of the individuals and the collectives involved, as well as in maintaining a positive image of the society in the international community. In order to fill these needs, the narratives tend to be selective, biased, and simplistic. Moreover, because these narratives are so functional, societies go to extraordinary lengths to maintain their dominance among their own people and internationally. The present article analyzes the specific case of the Israeli-Jewish narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with regard to the methods that are used in the narrative's construction and the ways through which formal authorities strive to preserve its dominance in Israel and in the international community.
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The Next Chapter: Israeli Responses to Catastrophe
Roskies discusses some of the ways in which Jews and Jewish culture have narrated and attempted to make sense of past catastrophes and assaults, and explores ways in which that past may provide insight in the efforts to make sense of where we stand today in the wake of the Black Shabbat on Oct 7, 2024. He explores the use of analogies in response to catastrophic events, particularly within the Jewish community. He highlights the historical and mythical analogies drawn upon by Jews to make sense of and cope with tragedy. He delves into the trauma experienced by Israelis during the war and the imposition of temporal order to navigate multiple timeframes. He also tackles the conflation of current events with the Holocaust and the collapse of time for some individuals.
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Some Reflections on the October 7th Catastrophe in Historical Perspective
Halamish seeks to situate the October 7, 2023 attack on the Gaza Strip by Israel in the context of the history of Zionism and Israel. Kishinev and the Holocaust reverberate loudly in her analysis, alongside the 1929 riots in Palestine and a number of key moments in the broad historical view that she lays out. How Zionism is understood, and how Israel's leaders interpret the circumstances in which they operate, she suggests, will have crucial ramifications for what impact October 7th will prove to have on Israel's future
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