Artigo Revisado por pares

The Holocaust and the birth of Israel in British, Swedish and Finnish press discourse, 1947–1948

2009; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 16; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13507480902767578

ISSN

1469-8293

Autores

Antero Holmila,

Tópico(s)

European history and politics

Resumo

Abstract This article examines the way in which the Holocaust was linked to the process of the birth of Israel between 1947 and 1948 in the mainstream British, Swedish and Finnish press. By utilising a framework of comparative cultural history, this essay seeks to understand why different countries responded to the suffering of the Jews during the Second World War in such diverse ways. This essay also seeks to question the popular belief that the two events were intimately linked, and that the link was recognised in a straightforward manner. Hence, the study argues that although the press coverage sometimes managed to establish the connection between the two events, more typically the news was domesticated. In other words, the news had a transcendental and meta-historical character, working as an extension to each country's own self-understanding of Jews, Zionism and the Holocaust. Keywords: the Holocaustthe birth of IsraelZionismterrorismthe presscomparison Notes 1. 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