The Seventh Million
About This Book
Tom Segev's 1991 work examines how the Holocaust became woven into the fabric of Israeli national identity. The book traces this relationship from the Zionist movement's initial encounters with Nazi persecution and the immigration of European Jewish refugees to Palestine, through to the 1967 Six-Day War and the establishment of Holocaust remembrance practices.
Who Should Read This?
- Jewish readers seeking to understand their community’s historical trauma
- Israelis exploring the foundations of their national identity
- German and American audiences interested in Holocaust history
- Holocaust scholars and researchers
- Students of 20th-century Middle Eastern history
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