Haim Watzman Goodreads Author Translation. The Seventh Million is the first book to show the decisive impact of the Holocaust on the identity, ideology, and politics of Israel. Drawing on diaries, interviews, and thousands of declassified documents, Segev reconsiders the major struggles and personalities of Israel's past, including Ben-Gurion, Begin, and Nahum Goldmann, and argues that the nation's legacy has, at c The Seventh Million is the first book to show the decisive impact of the Holocaust on the identity, ideology, and politics of Israel.
Drawing on diaries, interviews, and thousands of declassified documents, Segev reconsiders the major struggles and personalities of Israel's past, including Ben-Gurion, Begin, and Nahum Goldmann, and argues that the nation's legacy has, at critical moments - the Exodus affair, the Eichmann trial, the case of John Demjanjuk - have been molded and manipulated in accordance with the ideological requirements of the state.
The Seventh Million uncovers a vast and complex story and reveals how the bitter events of decades past continue to shape the experiences not just of individuals but of a nation. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. Published November 14th by Picador first published More Details Original Title.
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Shelves: israel , jewish , holocaust , readablenonfiction , thought-provoking. A few questions raised by this book: 1. If Ben Gurion could realistically save only a limited number of Jews from the Holocaust, should he have simply saved whoever he could or tried to select those who would most benefit the struggling community in Palestine?
Does Israel's accepting war reparations funding from Germany imply that the losses of the Holocaust can be compensated? Does this absolve Germany of their responsibility? What should take precedence -- the practical benefits of accepting reparations, or the moral high ground?
Was Rudolph Kastner a hero for successfully negotiating with Eichmann to save a number of Hungarian Jews, or was he a villain for collaborating with the Nazis as well as keeping the rest of the Hungarian Jews uninformed and allowing them to go to their deaths?
Was Eichmann a devil, or was he simply a product of his environment? To what extent was the cooperation of Jews who worked for the Nazis Judenrat, Sonderkommando responsible for the Holocaust? Should Israel's response to the Holocaust be a preoccupation with self-protection, or should it be a preoccupation with preserving democracy, even when it comes to offering freedom to those whose presence appears to pose a threat?
At what point can Israel's self-protective actions be criticized as resembling Nazi behavior? Of course, no one can truly answer these questions. Segev explores these issues and others in depth, though, by offering a great deal of historical detail on these events which give the reader much food for thought. If I were being entirely objective, I would probably award this book five stars.
The breadth of Segev's research and his ability to communicate so much relevant information in a clear and engaging manner, even in translation, is truly commendable. The book was long without being repetitive; it consistently informed and expanded my horizons. I had to take off a star, though, for what I saw as an extremely, sometimes gratuitously, cynical attitude toward figures and institutions Israelis hold dear.
Concerning both Ben Gurion and Begin, Segev attributed self-serving political motives to actions that are usually viewed as ideologically driven. While I wouldn't rule out the possibility of self-serving motives influencing these choices, I feel that self-serving motives can co-exist with purer ones, something Segev seems to overlook in painting a rather bleak picture of these figures.
And while most of Segev's information is relevant, he occasionally includes an anecdote about Ben Gurion or Begin which appears to serve exclusively ad hominem purposes. Better World Books. Uploaded by lotu. Internet Archive's 25th Anniversary Logo.
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