© Columbia University Press
From Empathy to Denial: Arab Responses to the Holocaust
Paper, 416 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-70075-7
$22.00
April, 2009
Cloth, 416 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-70074-0
$30.00
"Litvak and Webman have produced an outstanding and timely piece of scholarship on this very sensitive and vitally important topic." — Francis R. Nicosia, H-German
"[An] important new book." — Jeffrey Herf, The Chronicle of Higher Education
"An excellently documented and exceptionally objective book chronicling the evolution of Arab perceptions of the Holocaust" — Hilal Khashan, Shofar
"Meir Litvak and Ester Webman's work constitutes a huge step forward in scholarship on Arab attitudes vis-à-vis the Holocaust. It provides a detailed survey and systematic analysis of the key themes on the issue. In a detached, scholarly manner, Litvak and Webman thoroughly mine Arab public commentary on the Holocaust in books, journals, magazines, and newspapers, presenting a clear, compelling, yet nuanced portrait of the various strands of Arab views on the issue and their growth over decades, especially in reaction to critical milestones in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Indeed, the authors' principal finding is that 'Arab attitudes keep pace with the evolution of that conflict,' underscoring an organic connection between history and politics that continues to dominate the Middle East today." — Robert Satloff, executive director of The Washington Institute, and author of Among the Righteous: Lost Stories of the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands
"This is an important and exceptionally well researched book, one that, despite being completely non-political, will immediately become part of the contemporary discourse on Israeli-Arab relations." — Deborah Lipstadt, Emory University, and author of History on Trial: My Day in Court with David Irving