From the Unthinkable to the Unavoidable: American Christian and Jewish Scholars Encounter the Holocaust

Commendation Quotes: "These essays illuminate the poignancy of the struggles that each of the authors has endured as they have intellectually and emotionally sought to penetrate the reasons for the rampaging evil that has shaken our belief in human dignity. As the millennium approaches, this sensitively crafted testament may help us more constructively shape our moral responses for the 21st century." - Donald J. Dietrich Chair, Department of Theology Boston CollegeReview Quotes: "The individual and collective essays of this book work their way into the reader's mind and heart. Not only is one left with ample food for thought about a host of vitally significant issues, but a deep appreciation for these scholars who are such passionate and caring human beings.... This is a book that many readers, especially those who are engaged in study, scholarship, and/or activism in the fields of Holocaust, genocide, and human rights will likely return to time and again. Not only will they revisit it for its many cogent discussions of critical issues, but also for the inspiration that can be gleamed from the struggles and successes inherent in the stories of these remarkable human beings."-Educational StudiesReview Quotes: "Important essays from some of the most influential American Holocaust scholars....[A] valuable resource for the study of American responses to the Holocaust and its impact on contemporary Jewish-Christian relations."-Religious Studies ReviewReview Quotes: ?Important essays from some of the most influential American Holocaust scholars....[A] valuable resource for the study of American responses to the Holocaust and its impact on contemporary Jewish-Christian relations.?-Religious Studies ReviewReview Quotes: ?The individual and collective essays of this book work their way into the reader's mind and heart. Not only is one left with ample food for thought about a host of vitally significant issues, but a deep appreciation for these scholars who are such passionate and caring human beings.... This is a book that many readers, especially those who are engaged in study, scholarship, and/or activism in the fields of Holocaust, genocide, and human rights will likely return to time and again. Not only will they revisit it for its many cogent discussions of critical issues, but also for the inspiration that can be gleamed from the struggles and successes inherent in the stories of these remarkable human beings.?-Educational StudiesReview Quotes: "Rittner and Roth have broken new ground with this collection. Moving and enlightening, it will have a notable impact on a still evolving field."-Deborah E. Lipstadt Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies Emory UniversityReview Quotes: "It would be hard to imagine a group of writers better qualified to reflect on what it means to reflect on the Holocaust, than those who have been assembled in this volume.... This [is] utterly unique material."- Robert McAfee Brown Professor Emeritus of Theology and Ethics Pacific School of ReligionReview Quotes: "These essays illuminate the poignancy of the struggles that each of the authors has endured as they have intellectually and emotionally sought to penetrate the reasons for the rampaging evil that has shaken our belief in human dignity. As the millennium approaches, this sensitively crafted testament may help us more constructively shape our moral responses for the 21st century."- Donald J. Dietrich Chair, Department of Theology Boston CollegePublisher Marketing: American Christian and Jewish scholars reveal the effect life stories and personal experiences of the Holocaust have had on their thinking and the issues and questions that engage them, and how that effect has changed over the years. The 15 topics include post-Holocaust Jewish reflections on German

Contributor Bio:  Unknown As a pediatrician, writer, wife, and mother, Perri Klass has demonstrated how medicine is integral to the health of families and communities, and how doctors themselves struggle to balance the conflicting needs of profession, self, and family. As medical director of Reach Out and Read, she encourages other pediatricians to foster pre-reading skills in their young patients. While earning her M. D. at Harvard, Klass contributed articles to "Mademoiselle" and "The New York Times" as well as to scientific and medical journals. She also wrote her first book, "A Not Entirely Benign Procedure "(1987), which chronicles her introduction to medicine and motherhood. In the following years she has continued to publish books, essays, award-winning short stories, a novel, and numerous articles, ranging from professional papers to popular journalism and travel pieces. Contributor Bio:  Rittner, Carol Dr. Carol Rittner, a sister of mercy, is Director of the Elie Wiesel Foundation. She is also the editor, with Sondra Myers, of "The Courage to Care: The Rescue of Jews During the Holocaust", published by New York University Press, and co-producer of and award winning documentary by the same name. Contributor Bio:  Roth, John K John K. Roth is Edward J. Sexton Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and the Founding Director of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California, where he taught from 1966 through 2006. In addition to service on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and on the editorial board for "Holocaust and Genocide Studies", he has published hundreds of articles and reviews and authored, coauthored, or edited more than forty books. In 1988, he was named U. S. National Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.