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The Challenge of the Holocaust

The Challenge of the Holocaust Abstract Throughout their history, the Jewish people have endured persecution, massacre and murder. They have been driven from their ancient homeland, buffeted from country to country and plagued by persecutions and pogroms. Jews have been despised and led as lambs to the slaughter. In modern times the Holocaust continued this saga of Jewish suffering, destroying six million innocent victims in the most terrible circumstances. This tragedy has posed the most searing questions for contemporary Jewry: where was God at Auschwitz, and where was humankind? This article seeks to respond to these two deeply troubling questions in the light of contemporary Jewish Holocaust theology. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Public Theology Brill

The Challenge of the Holocaust

Cohn-Sherbok, Dan
International Journal of Public Theology , Volume 7 (2): 197 – Jan 1, 2013
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Brill
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1872-5171
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1569-7320
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10.1163/15697320-12341281
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Abstract

Abstract Throughout their history, the Jewish people have endured persecution, massacre and murder. They have been driven from their ancient homeland, buffeted from country to country and plagued by persecutions and pogroms. Jews have been despised and led as lambs to the slaughter. In modern times the Holocaust continued this saga of Jewish suffering, destroying six million innocent victims in the most terrible circumstances. This tragedy has posed the most searing questions for contemporary Jewry: where was God at Auschwitz, and where was humankind? This article seeks to respond to these two deeply troubling questions in the light of contemporary Jewish Holocaust theology.

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International Journal of Public Theology – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2013

Keywords: Judaism; Holocaust; Holocaust theology; Auschwitz; Nazism; God; redeemer God

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