Abstract
The number and frequency of war casualties have made bereavement and commemoration pervasive features of the Israeli social fabric. This chapter does not purport to be an exhaustive discussion of commemoration in Israeli society, but rather seeks to establish its contours in several significant fields. The first field consists of state ministries, institutions and ceremonies - chief among them the national memorial day for the fallen. It begins with this field since it reveals the hegemonic character of bereavement and commemoration in Israel, and highlights the linkage between its Israeli and Jewish components. This national ideology provides the background for the subsequent analysis of the bereaved families themselves, first through an examination of the organization that caters to their various needs (Yad Labanim) and then through the reactions of several individual bereaved families.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Coping with Life and Death Jewish Families in the Twentieth Century |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Volume | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199854592 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0195128206, 9780195128208 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Oct 2011 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Bereavement
- Commemoration
- Israel
- Jewish families
- Mourning
- Yad Labanim