From Collective Shiva to a Fast for the Ages: Religious Initiatives to Commemorate and Mourn the Victims of the Holocaust, 1944–1951

Religious Jewish tradition has specific rituals for mourning the loss of a relative. They include receiving visitors during shiva, the recitation of the Kaddish in the first year, and the annual marking of the Yahrzeit. There are also customs for commemorating collective disasters. Foremost among th...

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Main Author: Yedidyah, Asaf 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Kaddish
B Commemoration
B Holocaust
B Yahrzeit
B shiva
B fast day
B Mourning
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