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Jewish History, Jewish Religion: The Weight of Three Thousand Years
Israel Shahak
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Description for Jewish History, Jewish Religion: The Weight of Three Thousand Years
Paperback. New edition of Shahak's controversial critique of Israel. Series: Get Political. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HRJ; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
Israel Shahak was a remarkable man. Born in the Warsaw ghetto and a survivor of Belsen, Shahak arrived in Israel in 1945. Brought up under Jewish Orthodoxy and Hebrew culture, he consistently opposed the expansion of the borders of Israel from 1967.
In this extraordinary and highly acclaimed book, Shahak embarks on a provocative study of the extent to which the secular state of Israel has been shaped by religious orthodoxies of an invidious and potentially lethal nature. Drawing on the Talmud and rabbinical laws, Shahak argues that the roots of Jewish chauvinism and religious fanaticism must ... Read more
Israel Shahak was a remarkable man. Born in the Warsaw ghetto and a survivor of Belsen, Shahak arrived in Israel in 1945. Brought up under Jewish Orthodoxy and Hebrew culture, he consistently opposed the expansion of the borders of Israel from 1967.
In this extraordinary and highly acclaimed book, Shahak embarks on a provocative study of the extent to which the secular state of Israel has been shaped by religious orthodoxies of an invidious and potentially lethal nature. Drawing on the Talmud and rabbinical laws, Shahak argues that the roots of Jewish chauvinism and religious fanaticism must ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Get Political
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745328409
SKU
V9780745328409
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About Israel Shahak
Israel Shahak (1933-2001) was a resident of the Warsaw Ghetto and a survivor of Bergen-Belsen. He arrived in Palestine in 1945 and lived there for the rest of his life. He was an outspoken critic of the state of Israel and a human rights activist. He was also the author of the highly acclaimed Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel (Pluto, 2004) ... Read more
Reviews for Jewish History, Jewish Religion: The Weight of Three Thousand Years
'Subjects the whole history of Orthodoxy to a hilarious and scrupulous critique'
Christopher Hitchens, The Nation 'The voice of reason is alive and well, and in Israel, of all places. Shahak is the latest - if not the last - of the great prophets'
Gore Vidal 'The future of the Palestinian people would have looked much brighter ... Read more
Christopher Hitchens, The Nation 'The voice of reason is alive and well, and in Israel, of all places. Shahak is the latest - if not the last - of the great prophets'
Gore Vidal 'The future of the Palestinian people would have looked much brighter ... Read more