Father and God (the Father) in Wiesel’s <i>Night</i> as Response to the Holocaust
The proposed paper will begin by looking at the father–son relationship in Elie Wiesel’s <i>Night.</i> I will then briefly note the father–child relationship between God and Israel in the prophets of the Hebrew Bible. I will link the two challenges evident in Wiesel’s <i>Night</...
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| description | The proposed paper will begin by looking at the father–son relationship in Elie Wiesel’s <i>Night.</i> I will then briefly note the father–child relationship between God and Israel in the prophets of the Hebrew Bible. I will link the two challenges evident in Wiesel’s <i>Night</i> and in his continuing thought after the Shoah—the loss of family and the loss of God, his faith and/or his understanding of God—and note how these affect one another. After further assessing Wiesel’s father imagery in <i>Night,</i> I will note how Wiesel’s story, eventually making its way into the current version of <i>Night</i>, played a critical role in affecting the thought of Christian leaders and post-Holocaust Jewish–Christian reconciliation efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e0a999dc30d40f1bd6cddef3f448df02023-11-21T11:33:01ZengMDPI AGHumanities2076-07872021-03-011015710.3390/h10010057Father and God (the Father) in Wiesel’s <i>Night</i> as Response to the HolocaustShannon Quigley0Holocaust Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, IsraelThe proposed paper will begin by looking at the father–son relationship in Elie Wiesel’s <i>Night.</i> I will then briefly note the father–child relationship between God and Israel in the prophets of the Hebrew Bible. I will link the two challenges evident in Wiesel’s <i>Night</i> and in his continuing thought after the Shoah—the loss of family and the loss of God, his faith and/or his understanding of God—and note how these affect one another. After further assessing Wiesel’s father imagery in <i>Night,</i> I will note how Wiesel’s story, eventually making its way into the current version of <i>Night</i>, played a critical role in affecting the thought of Christian leaders and post-Holocaust Jewish–Christian reconciliation efforts.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/10/1/57HolocaustShoahpost-HolocaustElie Wiesel<i>Night</i>religiosity |
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| title | Father and God (the Father) in Wiesel’s <i>Night</i> as Response to the Holocaust |
| title_full | Father and God (the Father) in Wiesel’s <i>Night</i> as Response to the Holocaust |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Father and God (the Father) in Wiesel’s <i>Night</i> as Response to the Holocaust |
| title_short | Father and God (the Father) in Wiesel’s <i>Night</i> as Response to the Holocaust |
| title_sort | father and god the father in wiesel s i night i as response to the holocaust |
| topic | Holocaust Shoah post-Holocaust Elie Wiesel <i>Night</i> religiosity |
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