A recent book by an eminent Israeli has caused a sensation in Israel as it calls on Jews to move past the Holocaust, which has rendered them oblivious to the suffering of others. Though Burg is firmly rooted in the tradition of Israeli apostates, his thesis overlooks several critical phenomena.
David Biale
David Biale is Emanuel Ringelblum Professor of Jewish History at the University of California, Davis. He is the author, most recently, of Blood and Belief: The Circulation of a Symbol Between Jews and Christians (University of California Press)
