Christological symbolism of the Holocaust

Ziva Amishai-maisels

Christological symbolism of the Holocaust

Ziva Amishai-maisels^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Art History

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Abstract

Christ's Passion and Crucifixion have proved to be among the most popular and enduring symbols of the Holocaust in art. This paper analyzes the bases for this symbolism. It points up the identification of Christ as a Jewish martyr before and during the war, the reinforcement of that identification when cruciform corpses were discovered in the camps, and the use of this symbolism to accuse Christianity in general and the Church in particular for not having taken a more positive stand in saving the Jews during the Holocaust. Both Christian and Jewish artists are discussed and the similarities and differences between them in their handling of the subject are analyzed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Remembering for the future
Subtitle of host publication	Impact of the Holocaust and genocide on Jews and Christians
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Pergamon Press Ltd.
Pages	1657-1671.
State	Published - 1988

Bibliographical note

Papers to be presented at an International Scholars' Conference to be held in Oxford, 10-13 July 1988.

2 Article

Hit, etika és a holokauszt: A holokauszt krisztusi jelképei
Amishai-Maisels, Z., 2002, In: Múlt és Jövö. 2-3, p. 121-137.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
'Faith, ethics and the holocaust': Christological symbolism of the holocaust
Amishai-maisels, Z., 1988, In: Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 3, 4, p. 457-481 25 p.
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Hit, etika és a holokauszt: A holokauszt krisztusi jelképei

'Faith, ethics and the holocaust': Christological symbolism of the holocaust

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